Away with the Circus
The Middlebury Museum of Art celebrates the Vermont-based theater group Bread and Puppet with an exhibit of photographs by Garrett MacLean ’99.
Stories
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Sit. Stay. Watch!
This weekend, filmmaker Andy Mitchell ’96 is hoping to break a Guinness World Record for most dogs to attend a film screening.
Energy Transition, Stat!
Pier LaFarge ’10 spoke on the renewable energy sector podcast Factor This! about his outside-the-box approach with utility companies to exponentially increase electricity production.
What Makes a Good Death
Samara Gordon Wexler ’23.5 spoke on WBUR’s Here and Now about her Watson fellowship project this year researching what it means to die a good death in various cultures.
AI-Fueled Competition
At a Fortune Magazine technology conference, Grindr CEO George Arison ’00 predicted fierce competition among startups for top workers in an age where AI “synthetic employees” can replace entry-level positions.
A Sea Change
The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry began service in San Francisco Bay on July 19, reports the Associated Press.
Politics of Pleasure
Reporting for Hyperallergic, Elaine Velie ’19.5 spoke to veteran performance artist Holly Hughes about art-making, anti-porn discourse, and building queer and feminist community across generations.
Father-Daughter Conservation
Earth and climate sciences assistant professor Allison Jacobel led a trip to Antarctica with her father Bob Jacobel, a physics and environmental professor emeritus at St. Olaf College.
Women Funding Women
Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11 is among 12 recipients of $20 million grants from a new philanthropic initiative by Melinda French Gates to support women and girls across a range of issues worldwide.