fall/winter 2019 issue
FEATURES
Engineering an Artistic Vision
Alumna Rina Banerjee’s distinctive, mysterious sculptures evoke the perils and promise of globalism
Transformative Experiences
Changing lives, one humanities course at a time
Captivating Minds
Alumna Tzipor Ulman wasn’t an educator when she launched a program to teach science to young students. How’d she succeed?
MESSAGE
President’s Letter
The benefits of bridging academic disciplines
LENS
Combating Cancer
Campus experts highlight promising advances in diagnoses and treatments
An Airborne Mystery
New center on campus examines what happens to some pilots at high altitudes
Making Our Mark
10 things that move, excite and inspire us
A Dancer’s Odyssey
Gary Galbraith melds art and technology
Out on the Streets
Seeking solutions to reduce tenant evictions in Cleveland
Four-Legged Support
Exploring the benefits of interactions between humans and therapy animals
Well-Versed Talent
Poetry thrives across campus
Chronicling Tibet's
Modern History
Four volumes exploring more than
40 years
Mind and Muscles in Constant Dialogue
Walking and chewing gum at the same time is more complex than it seems
Making Ammonia Greener
Engineers create the chemical from nitrogen and water
Water Watcher
Developing tools to identify, treat new contaminants
Nursing’s New Dean
A scientist, innovator and school veteran takes the helm
A Jump on Life
Kangaroo care provides newborns with skin-to-skin contact
The Private Lives of Youth
Annual questionnaire provides revealing details about behaviors—both healthy and troubling
What the Doctor Ordered
Ted Parran is re-educating physicians who may have helped fuel the opioid epidemic
Care for Aging Teeth
Researchers seek best option for treating seniors
Conquering Cavities
Highlighting a chronic problem in one of India’s most vulnerable populations
Creating a Niche
New law center focuses on environmental issues
Grappling with Health Laws and Policies
Students help nonprofits navigate thorny issues
Flipping the Script
Focus on compassion, not problems, when coaching people to change
Game of Life
A class that explores the way people act and interact as they pursue a goal
Nailing It
Student turns a bad break into a record run and an NCAA championship
CONNECT
Honoring Five for Their Achievements
Healing Path
How a midcareer pivot led alumnus Norman Oliver to become Virginia’s health commissioner
New Tracks
Helping Goodyear widen the road ahead through digital innovation
Love My Vote
Marking a century of women’s voting rights
