Category Archives: Alumni

Kate Aubrecht ’92 moves to Saint Anselm

Kate Aubrecht, one of my very first thesis students, sent me some photos and news back in July 2007. Little did I know that our news blog would stop publication that same summer until a new computer system could be … finish reading Kate Aubrecht ’92 moves to Saint Anselm

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Kevan Shokat ’86 Elected to NAS

72 new members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Among them is Kevan Shokat, Reed ’86, currently a professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UC San Francisco. Since this is the … finish reading Kevan Shokat ’86 Elected to NAS

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Chemistry alumni win NSF graduate research fellowships

The National Science Foundation has begun releasing the names of the 2009 winners of its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships in science. The first installment includes five Reedies, two of whom are Reed chemists: Justin Jasper ’05 and Joe Kliegman ’06. … finish reading Chemistry alumni win NSF graduate research fellowships

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Seth Bush ’94 – Science Educator

The Education Forum in the Dec 19, 2008 issue of Science magazine presented an article titled, “THE PIPELINE: Science Faculty with Education Specialties” (p. 1795) by Seth and three colleagues in the California State University (CSU) system. The authors had … finish reading Seth Bush ’94 – Science Educator

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Alumni News from Autumn ’08 Reed Magazine

Some more news from the Class Notes section of the Autumn ’08 issue: Barbara Ehrenreich ’63 has published a new book, This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation (Metropolitan Books, 2008) (p. 51) Francis Oliver Whipple ’48 … finish reading Alumni News from Autumn ’08 Reed Magazine

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Julia Chamberlin ’03 and Maggie Geselbracht share tattoos

Paging through the Autumn ’08 issue of the Reed Magazine, I came across a photo (p. 47) containing two smiling faces that I knew well: Julia, currently a 4th year graduate student at Northwestern University and her (Reed) thesis advisor, … finish reading Julia Chamberlin ’03 and Maggie Geselbracht share tattoos

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Julie Cheng ’84 & OneWorld Health

Julie was featured in a full page article in the Autumn 2008 issue of the Reed magazine, p. 36. The article described Julie’s work with the Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit organization that “seeks out less-profitable drugs that others … finish reading Julie Cheng ’84 & OneWorld Health

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Arlene Blum ’66 talks to C&E News

A full-page conversation with Arlene was featured in the Dec 8, 2008 issue of C&E News, p. 35. Two excerpts: “Blum is taking action to limit the amount of potentially toxic chemicals used in consumer products by bringing together independent … finish reading Arlene Blum ’66 talks to C&E News

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Philip Wilk ’95

As Friday afternoon ran down and the halls grew quiet, a real “alumni surprise” walked through Arthur Glasfeld‘s door: Phil Wilk. I went across the hall to listen in and heard about Phil’s academic exploits. After graduating from Reed, he … finish reading Philip Wilk ’95

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Kathryn Bray ’05

Who else but Katie would send an email saying, “Hello again, it’s your favorite wayward alumna back to haunt you again … I’m coming into town Friday”? So Friday afternoon rolled around and who should walk into my office but … finish reading Kathryn Bray ’05

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