There’s No ‘U’ in ‘Team’
The Wall Street Journal reports on research by Mohamed Hussein ’17 that indicates using inclusive language during difficult conversations can help your message get across more easily.
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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.
A Sea Change
The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry began service in San Francisco Bay on July 19, reports the Associated Press.
Help from a Stranger
The New York Times followed Bianca Giaever ’12 around NYC while she tried to offer free help to strangers.
Ghosts and Secrets
Two new novels by alumnae depict characters trying to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Micro Acts of Compassion
4/11/2024
The LA Times reports that a new study coauthored by Eli Susman ’18 found that extending kindness and self-compassion in a daily 20-second meditation lowered stress and improved mental health for study participants.
On Fire for Her Students
In a new Midd Moment podcast episode, Annie Weinberg ’10 shared how she left a successful finance career to pursue her passion for education and eventually founded the Alexander Twilight Academy, which provides rigorous academic and mentoring support for under-resourced students.
Dance of the Nerds
Catch comedian and actor Alyssa Limperis ’12 starring as a kid version of Bill Gates in the short film The Launch.
To Save a Sea Forest
For the past decade, marine ecologist Stephen Heck ’09.5 has been studying and working to conserve carbon-storing eelgrass meadows off the coast of Long Island.