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Participating in the Digestive Disease Summer Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital this summer has solidified Ishan Bhatia’s ’20 desire to conduct cancer research and attend medical school.
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On any long-distance trek, the path climbs, dips, and turns, as Robin Dropkin K’74 P ’05 ’09 has experienced during her 25 years at the nonprofit Parks & Trails New York, based in Albany. Dropkin is the longtime executive director, leading efforts to support state parks and trails in lean times and in fatter ones.
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Gordon Kaye ’74 and his daughter, Sasha Kaye-Walsh ’05 have started a joint podcast project with Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). “Conversations on Design” is a new weekly podcast series, conceived and produced by Sasha Kaye-Walsh. Each episode features a guest graphic designer or creative thought leader who is experienced in fields of design, advertising and marketing.
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A collection of primarily 20th century resources on African-American history in Utica and the Mohawk Valley was recently donated to the Burke Library Special Collections by Kirkland Alumna Cassandra Harris-Lockwood K’74.
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Nancy Avery Dafoe K’74 has a new novel published by Rogue Phoenix Press. Both End in Speculation is the second novel in a murder mystery series written by Dafoe.
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Following a D.C. program tradition, the fall 2018 Hamilton D.C. program students visited Williams & Jensen, a private law firm focused on lobbying, to speak with George Baker Jr. ’74 and Frank Vlossak ’89. Baker and Vlossak were exceedingly gracious hosts, providing an insider look at the somewhat mysterious and often misunderstood world of lobbying.
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For 16-year-old Sadia Ambure, adjusting to life in America was anything but easy. After arriving in Utica from a Kenyan refugee camp, Sadia described the challenge of living through the harsh winters of Upstate New York. “I hate snow,” she said. “It hurts my skin. I’m like a snake—my face turns red, then ashy.”
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Nancy Avery Dafoe ’K74 recently released her novel, You Enter a Room. A thriller-mystery novel, You Enter a Room is Dafoe’s seventh published book as sole author, and her 10th book as contributor.
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Students in the Washington, D.C. Program recently visited Williams and Jensen, a private law firm focused on lobbying, to talk to George Baker ‘74 and Frank Vlossak ‘89 about their work.
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Nancy Avery Dafoe K'74 recently won the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society writing award, The William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition for 2016 with her poem, "Entrance Exam."
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