Mary Carroll '86, Union's Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry, was recently profiled in "Chemical & Engineering News," the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. Carroll is ACS president.
Burnt Toast: A Memoir of My Immigrant Grandmother, by Nancy Gerber '78, was recently reviewed by Kirkus Reviews. The book chronicles Gerber's efforts to learn more about her mysterious grandmother, who never shared details of the life she led before fleeing Ukraine for the U.S.
The US Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report recently featured Nth Cycle, a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals. The company was founded by Megan O'Connor '12.
First Coast Opera will stage “La Bohème,” directed by Helena Binder '76, Dec. 30 - 31. Binder returns to First Coast Opera after directing "Opera Mystique" in February.
The Semiconductor Industry Association recently announced that Rich Templeton '80 has been elected chair of the SIA Board of Directors. He is Texas Instruments chairman of the board.
Andrea Barrett '74 recently wrote a piece for the New York Times, titled "A Swift, Opinionated Portrait of Willa Cather." Barrett is the author of “Natural History,” the National Book Award-winning “Ship Fever” and other works of fiction newly reissued in paperback.
Desirée Plata '03 was featured in MIT News in an article about her "lifelong mission to make sustainability a bigger factor in design decisions." Plata is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at MIT.