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Remembering Dr. Beatrix "Betty" Hamburg
The remarkable Dr. Beatrix “Betty” Hamburg ’44 passed away early this month. Hamburg was the first self-identified African American student to attend Vassar and she was the first African American woman to graduate from Yale’s School of Medicine. As this New York Times story illustrates, Hamburg has a wide-reaching legacy.
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Little House Brewing Company and co-founders Sam Wagner ’13 and Carlisle Schaeffer ’14 (both pictured) were the subjects of a Zip06.com story.
Abigail Baird ’91, Professor of Psychological Science, participated in a New York University School of Law forum and documentary film screening about the horrifying case of two pre-teen girls who nearly stabbed a friend to death to appease the Slender Man, a fictional online character.
Dominie Garcia ’95 (pictured) wrote a Government Technology story about smart city technology and how it can aid in improving health systems and environments around the world.
Ryan Linn ’06 and his company, Atlas Guides—a map-based navigational app for smartphones—were the subjects of a Portland Press Herald story.
Community activist and philanthropist Mary Congdon Van Evera ’43 was remembered by the Duluth News Tribune. Van Evera served with the Red Cross during World War II; spent many years in service to the arts, the environment, and global peace; and served on several boards, including those of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Duluth Public Library.
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