Winter 2021

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$6.8M Gift Follows Unlikely Family Connection

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Grand Challenges Central

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A New Age in Physics

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Women’s Studies Named for Civil Rights Icon

Where Wood Gets Weird

Taken to Extremes

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Trading Touchdowns for Tangos

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Archiving Astronomical Achievements

Don’t Take the (Click)bait

Research Asks: Can Robots Get Us to Follow COVID Safety Rules?

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Fearsome Fabrications

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For Terp Fans, an Instant (Fall) Classic

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Spring 2021: Virtually the Same Experience as Fall

‘Smart Bra’ Could Provide Speedy, Early Warning of Cancer

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Photographing the Unseen

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50 Seasons of Netting Success

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Andrew Stocking Ph.D. ’09

Andrew Stocking Ph.D. ’09 was appointed CEO of his family-owned company, Principle Business Enterprises. The 60-year-old company was started as a footwear manufacturer, and later expanded to create health care accessories for patients experiencing loss of…

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Michael Tangrea Ph.D. ’02

Michael Tangrea Ph.D. ’02 was named an endowed professor in innovation at Loyola University. He will expand research in biohealth and promote economic and entrepreneurial success in the state of Maryland. The endowed professorship was funded in part by…

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Tina Q. Richardson ’85, M.A. ’88, Ph.D. ’91

Tina Q. Richardson ’85, M.A. ’88, Ph.D. ’91 was appointed to the board of directors of ESSA Bancorp in eastern Pennsylvania. She is chancellor of Penn State University's Lehigh Valley campus.

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Daniel J. Mannes MBA ’03

Daniel J. Mannes MBA ’03 was appointed to the board of directors of Energy Services of America Corp. He previously served as vice president of investor relations at Covanta Holding Corp. in New Jersey.

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James Walsh Ph.D. ’95

James Walsh Ph.D. ’95 was appointed superintendent of the Bethel Park (Pa.) School District. He served in the same role in the Burgettstown Area School District for the past five years. He also has degrees from Duquesne University and Nova Southeastern…

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Rosemary Ostmann ’93

Rosemary Ostmann ’93 was named PR Professional of the Year by the New Jersey chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. She serves as the chief executive officer of RoseComm, an independent boutique strategic communications firm.

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Katherine Faulkner MBA ’17

Katherine Faulkner MBA ’17 is vice president, people and culture at Bridge Connector, an interoperability company changing the way health care communicates. Faulkner and other leadership recently announced the company’s Series B funding at $25.5 million.

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Sophia MacDonald ’99

Sophia MacDonald ’99 joined Xometry, the largest U.S. marketplace for custom manufacturing, as chief people officer. She came from Cvent, where she was senior vice president of human resources and grew the employee base from 120 to nearly 4,000. MacDonald…