Julie Greifer Swidler ’79, chair of Union's Board of Trustees, was recently honored as a Music Visionary of the Year by the UJA-Federation of New York. Swidler, who retired at the end of June, had served as executive vice president of business affairs and general counsel for Sony Music Entertainment since 2008.

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation podcast, "DEC Does What?!" recently featured Abby Valachovic '20 in the episode, "For the Birds." Valachovic is a NYS DEC wildlife biologist.

As part of NASA's Aerogel Lecture Series, Mary K. Carroll '86, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry, and Ann M. Anderson, the Agnes S. MacDonald Professor of Mechanical Engineering, gave a virtual seminar titled "Rapid Aerogel Fabrication Facilitates a Range of Applications."