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Carpe Diem! Berlin Scholars ‘Seize the Data’ at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
For Michael O’Connor ’22, traveling with his fellow Sport Analytics Berlin Scholars in early March to Boston was “a moment of things coming full circle.” Four years ago, O’Connor visited Boston for the first time with his father, Dave O’Connor,…
Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Leaders Network Holds First Meeting
On the same weekend that the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tournament championship in men’s basketball was lighting up the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a different kind of ACC gathering took place at Virginia Tech with a meeting of the ACC…
‘Freedom Is in Our Blood’: Ukrainian Community Members React and Respond to War With Russia
Alona Kulesha is a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, studying protein design and function. Linh Nguyen Phan Bao G’20 is an operations research analyst in the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, a…
Internship Helps Falk College Students Consider a More Sustainable Campus and World
Before they graduate and make an impact in the world, Falk College seniors Claire Rein, Tucker Kopp and Caroline King made their impact on campus as interns with the University’s Sustainability Management team. Rein, Kopp and King interned in the…
European Countries Welcome Ukrainian Refugees Amidst Russian Invasion
Lamis Abdelaaty, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted about the new refugee ‘crisis’ after Russia’s war on Ukraine in various outlets, including CNN, Vox, and HuffPost. Lamis also wrote The Washington Post opinion piece “European…
“Overcoming Uncertainty in Writing” and other coverage of George Saunders.
George Saunders, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored the Lit Hub story “Overcoming Uncertainty in Writing.” The piece first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter after originating in Story Club with George…
Sports Nutrition Expert Leslie Bonci to Speak at Falk College April 14
Nationally known sports nutrition expert Leslie J. Bonci will present “Fuels of Engagement: Nutrition Trends That Should Stay and End” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in Grant Auditorium at the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics….
Emmy-Winning Alumna Credits WRC Program With Sparking Her Passion for Writing
When AJ Willingham ’09 enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), she just wanted to be a writer. But the unique style she honed while in the writing studies, rhetoric and composition (WRC) program led her to great things,…
Stocks and Finance Immersion Offers A&S | Maxwell Students a Window Into Finance
When Jehan Muhialdain ’22 moved to the United States from Iraq five years ago, one of the major differences she noticed in her new country was the focus put on financial literacy and wealth management. She says living in Iraq,…
Long Awaited Victories for Orange Experience Synchronized Skating Club Team
After returning with silver from the 2020 Open Collegiate Eastern Sectional Synchronized Skating Championships, the Orange Experience Synchronized Skating Club Team faced a sudden and unexpected freeze. The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled all additional competitions, no new members tried out and…