Selected Articles:
A Legacy in Literature
The University of Alaska
For half a century, writers have gathered in Fairbanks. This year, for the first time, the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series hosted alumni who were reading their published books.
Honoring 50 Years of Arctic Insight
The University of Alaska
For half a century, UAF has been a leader in studying the Arctic and the North. The university’s Arctic and Northern Studies (ACNS) program started in 1971.
Giving Voice to the Arctic
The University of Alaska
When she was 10 years old, Catherine Madsen’s family moved to Fairbanks. Years later, Madsen donated to help create the Circumpolar Music Series.
Restorative justice practices teach high school students to share stories and resolve conflict
Duke Divinity
A nonprofit hosts conversation circles in schools as part of its commitment to healing trauma and preventing violence in Chicago’s Bronzeville community.
A Chicago church where discipleship begins with one person and emanates throughout the community
Duke Divinity
Lawndale Christian Community Church invests in its neighborhood with an “ecosystem” of programs, services and discipleship opportunities intended to help everyone who lives there thrive.
Neuroscience Researcher Uses Award to Study Responses to Stress
Princeton Alumni Weekly
As a 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Ilana Witten ’02 plans to further her lab’s research in brain systems and circuits
In Africa, faculty perform global public health research with a local focus
Loyola Magazine
When researchers go abroad to collect data from citizens of other countries, it can create conflict. A dedicated team of scientists at Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health seeks to mitigate these tensions by involving local researchers in their projects in Africa.
Meet the Loyola alum supporting runners’ mental health at the Chicago Marathon
Loyola Magazine
Michele Kerulis is director of the Chicago Psyching Team, which partners with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to support the mental health of runners.
Zach Sweet, TeachQuantum professor
University of Chicago
Ever since he began giving swimming lessons at age 16, Zach Sweet knew he wanted to be a teacher.
