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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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Dickinson College Alumna Works With Dogs to Help Conserve Wildlife
Using specially trained dogs, former biology and Spanish major Mairi Poisson ’16 works to conserve wildlife for future generations as a field research scientist for Rogue Detection Teams.

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Dickinson College Alumni Collaborate on Cutting-edge Cancer Research
Scott Nowicki ’06 is a physician-scientist whose leading-edge trial is funded by a $4.6 million grant. Learn why he brought a young Dickinson math-department graduate and Posse scholar onto his team.

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Child Survivor of WWII Recalls Wartime Experiences and Road to Fulfillment, Success
Louis Reens '54 faced profound challenges as a child survivor of WWII. His resilience and intellectual curiosity allowed him to not just survive but thrive. He recently shared his story.

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Designing at the Cutting Edge: Parke Rhoads '99
Parke Rhoads '99 combines science, tech and creativity to lead the design of high-tech spaces.

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Dickinson College Alumna Wins National Physics Honor
National physics associations honors Natalie Ferris ’18 for work she did as a Dickinson senior.

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Driven to Make an Impact
Ben Tiede ’05, former double-major in biology and biochemistry & molecular biology, tackles the issues of global health, public policy and advocacy at Johnson & Johnson.

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A Rehabilitated Perspective
Eric Johns ’09, a physical therapist for Good Shepherd Penn Partners and Moss Rehab and a teaching assistant at Drexel University, discusses an eye-opening trip to Malawi in October 2017.

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Dickinson College Alumna Examines Chemistry of Space as NSF Research Fellow
Olivia Harper Wilkins '15 discusses her current research as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Caltech, where she studies astrochemistry.

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Crossing Disciplines
Michael Floreck ’95 promotes an interdisciplinary approach to the sciences as the agriculture and science supervisor for Cumberland Valley School District.

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Ahead of the Curve
Keith Wilson '89, co-founder/director of Cranberry Capital and CFO of Sweetwater Energy, learned to pursue his dreams, be nimble in the face of change and make a difference at Dickinson.

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Dickinson College Alum Speaks Before Congress on Science of Opioid Addiction
In response to a national public health crisis, Wade Berrettini ’73 presented research to Congress on the neuroscience behind opioid addiction.


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