2010s, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Science & Tech
See Beyond the Greenwashing
Lizzie Horvitz ’10 appeared on the TODAY Show to give ratings for commonly used green products and advice on how to make the most of eco-friendly products.
Science & Tech
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2020s, Language Schools, Access, Arts, Language, Culture, Equity & Justice, Science & Tech
The Race Against Polio
Scientist Ross McIntosh has been working to overcome antivaccination beliefs in communities experiencing polio outbreaks in Africa. Fluency in French—gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools—has helped him to overcome vaccine hesitancy.
2020s, Language Schools, Access, Equity & Justice, Science & Tech
Overcoming Medical Distrust
As a doctor, Masiray Kamara always knew clear communication was vital. Now she is putting skills gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools to use in her practice to build deeper bonds and help her patients overcome mistrust in the medical system.
1990s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Alumni, Science & Tech
Public Defender
Geoff Brown ’99, former chief information security officer for New York City and leader of NYC Cyber Command, is sharing his expertise in defending against digital crimes as a professor of cybersecurity at the Middlebury Institute.
2020s, Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Access, Arts, Language, Culture, Science & Tech
Demystifying Data
Middlebury plans to make data science a fundamental part of a liberal arts education. A new initiative, midd.data, will ensure all students understand and can use data and digital tools and techniques to create knowledge, regardless of their majors.
2020s, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Academic Excellence, Experience, Science & Tech
Cyber Strategy
A team of four Middlebury Institute students reached the semifinals of the Atlantic Council’s annual Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge.
Middlebury College, Arts, Language, Culture, Experience, Science & Tech, Staff
Killer Reads
Jody Smith and Joseph Watson found four poisonous books in the College Special Collections that contain arsenic.
2010s, Middlebury College, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Alumni, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
Dangerous Games
Far-right extremists are a growing presence in gaming, researchers have found. Alex Newhouse ’17, MANPTS ’18 comments in this Axios article on the “growing threat” of extremist recruitment gaming platforms.
2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
The New York Times Presents
Stephanie Preiss ’11 is an executive producer on The New York Times Presents docuseries, which presents in-depth reporting on such matters as Britney Spears’s conservatorship, the killing of Breonna Taylor, and coronavirus frontline workers.
2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Environment, Science & Tech
Electric Snowmobiles
Tik Root ’12 reports on the future of electric snowmobiles.