Alumni News

Computer programmer Max Nanis '12 was at the center of a New Yorker Tech article about a cast of "digital rock stars" who are in such high demand that a talent agency was formed to represent them.

With his recently published study on invasive species, by Dr. Jason Fridley ’97 is "the first to test [Darwin's ideas] in a meaningful way," said one expert in theNew York Times.

Neurobiologist Amar Sahay ’97 has been awarded a $2.75 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore how the brain curbs fear, with the goal of developing new therapeutic strategies to help people with generalized anxiety disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Sylvan Esso, featuring Amelia Meath ’10, made their network television debut this summer when they performed their hit song “Coffee” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Katy Simpson Smith MFA ’13's new novel, The Story of Land and Sea, is “not only among the most assured debut novels in recent memory,” raved a Vogue magazine review, but also “heralds the birth of a major new talent.”