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Bridging the Gap to Medical School

(BIOL 鈥20)

David Beam (BIOL 鈥20) first came to Mies Campus as an open-minded high schooler for a construction competition at 杏吧原创 Tech. While the medical field was already in his sights for the future, he...

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In Service of Design

M. Des. 鈥12

As an officer in the United States Marines charged with building a water storage system for locals in one of the poorest countries in Africa, Douglas Jefferson Hsu (M.Des. 鈥12) first discovered his...

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Food Fundamentalist

M.S. FST 鈥08

Right around the time Harry Hou (M.S. FST 鈥08) arrived in Chicago to study food science and safety, he got some real-world reinforcement as to why he鈥檇 chosen an important career. There was a large...

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Overseeing Urgency

ARCE '08

By Tad Vezner You can鈥檛 tell by talking to her now, but there was a time when Tamakia 鈥淭. J.鈥 Edwards (ARCE 鈥08) might not have had the confidence to go for her current job. That鈥檚 the one where...

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Cutting the Cord

Ph.D. EE 鈥10

By Tad Vezner What kinds of things benefit from advances in high-frequency, high-power electrical systems? 鈥淎nything and everything,鈥 Omer Onar (Ph.D. EE 鈥10) says. If that is so, Onar鈥檚 at the top of...

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Putting Community First

M.S. PSYC '80

By Tad Vezner Across nearly two decades of family clinical work in Chicago鈥檚 Pilsen neighborhood, Esther Sciammarella (M.S. PSYC 鈥80) has garnered a mixed appreciation for partnerships. There was a...

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A Humanist Explores AI

M. Des. '07

By Tad Vezner How do you know things? How do you make sense of the world? Or, to be more precise, how do you comfortably inquire about information, and what鈥檚 your source of choice? Those were a...

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Survivors鈥 Advocate

(LAW 鈥02)

By Kayla Molander Shortly after moving to Iraq in 2007, Sherizaan Minwalla (LAW 鈥02) collaborated with an Iraqi lawyer, guiding the lawyer as they worked together to identify and represent a woman who...

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Making Waves in Particle Accelerator Physics

(Ph.D. PHYS 鈥22)

Whether you鈥檙e conducting a symphony or you鈥檙e conducting an experiment in particle accelerator physics, creating perfect resonance is always a thing of beauty. When Minghao Song (Ph.D. PHYS 鈥22)...

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