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Graduate Story: Olivia Lanes '14, IBM Quantum Engineering
The former physics major followed her gut to a leadership role in tech giant IBM's quantum community.

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Paul Kanev ’75 Provides Dickinson's Planetarium With a 'Huge Step Forward'
With a generous gift, the Kanev Planetarium allows students to look further into the universe than ever before. 

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Supporting Service
Inspired by granddaughter Laney Herndon '22, Albert '60 and Virginia Alley established a program to make health-focused service trips available to students planning related careers.

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Promoting Scientific Exploration
Former chemistry major William “Hunter” Woodward ’06 creates new and innovative sustainability solutions as a researcher at Dow Chemical Core Research and Development.

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Graduate Story: Olivia Harper Wilkins '15, Astrochemist
From Dickinson to Caltech to NASA, the astrochemist (and artist) has always seen her future in the stars.

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Graduate Story: Devon Nykaza Stuart '01, Medical Illustrator
"Dickinson enabled me to work in my dream field on my own terms," says Devon Nykaza Stuart ’01. Learn more about how Dickinson helped Stuart forge a successful career.

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Distinguished Alumni Awards 2022
Dickinson honors alumni for exemplary service to the college, accomplishment in their professional and civic lives, and strength of character.

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Finding Renewable Energy Solutions
Former geology major Alexandra-Selene Jarvis ’10 strives to solve the world’s environmental challenges as she researches options for renewable energy storage and recovery.

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Dickinson College Physics Major Investigates the Planets at Carnegie Institution of Science
Former physics major Peter Driscoll ’03 strives to understand the planets in our solar system as a staff scientist for Carnegie Institution for Science.

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Red Devil Alumni Spotlight: Alanis Perez '19
Squash standout and biology major reflects on her time spent on the court.

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Red Devil Alumni Spotlight: Catherine ’12 and Arthur Worthington '13
Alumni couple Catherine Campbell Worthington ’12 and Arthur Worthington ’13 look back at their time as Red Devil athletes and reflect on how the experience shaped their paths to success.

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Helping Graduate and Professional Students Thrive
Former physics major JoEllen McBride ’04 credits Dickinson with building the communications skills she now uses to advocate for graduate and professional students at the University of Pennsylvania.

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What It's Really Like
Go inside the emergency room with Michelle Reina ’05, a doctor in southern Oregon, for whom the pandemic has been very personal.

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Hard Work and Big Dreams Pay It Forward
Brothers Bob and Tom Davis share an alma mater, military experience and a profession, plastic surgery. Now, they're joining forces to help smooth the way for students pursuing a medical career.

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Finding Solutions for Improving Public Health
Biochemistry & molecular biology major and former ROTC Cadet Susan Buckenmaier ’16 examines the risk factors of populations and their role in the development of chronic disease.

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Dickinson College Alumnus’ Biotech Company at the Forefront (Again) of Vaccine Creation
GeneOne CEO Young Park ’87 confronts COVID-19 as his biotech company fights the pandemic.

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Company Founded by Dickinson Alumni Couple Working Overtime to Produce Critical Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic
Alumni company Bio-Med Devices is ramping up production for ventilators, a critical resource in these challenging times. Meet founders Dean ’56 and Doris Azin Bennett ’60.

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Dickinson College Mathematics Major Earns Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University
Blending computer science, math and biology, former mathematics major Natalie Stanley ’13 works as a postdoctoral fellow in Stanford University’s computational immunology lab.

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Jennifer Gass '83: Saving Lives by Stepping Up
Jennifer Gass '83, chief of surgery at Women & Infants Hospital, director of breast-cancer research and professor of surgery, shares the mindset that led to her success.

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Dickinson Alumna Finds Fulfilling Work as Peace Corps Volunteer
Olivia Bailey '18 embraces "beautiful and breathtaking" experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in a Botswana health clinic.


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