Alumni

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Into the Infinite

How Bill Witherspoon ’65 immortalized his desert journeys.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson

How to Thrive in Wild Times

According to cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis ’02, the one thing we really need? Each other.

By Cara Nixon

Form and Function

How Lydia Mead ’22 and Professor Barbara Tetenbaum built a book from a “long poem in prose.”

By Robin Tovey ’97

Paying It Forward with Professional Networks

How professional career networks are helping foster community for �ʺ�Ƶ��ies in every stage, location, and industry.

By Cara Nixon

July 25, 2025

A Beat of Their Own

The news industry faces a challenging moment. These journalists are rising to meet it.

July 21, 2025

How Bill Naito Reshaped Portland

As confidence in downtown crumbled, Naito stepped up as a civic leader and revived the city he called home.

March 6, 2025

A Repository of Human History

The D.C. alumni chapter recently visited head curator Leslie Overstreet ’71 at the Smithsonian’s Cullman rare book library to learn what clues lie within the materiality of books.

December 5, 2024

Discovery’s Edge

�ʺ�Ƶ�� scientists revolutionize our understanding of land, sea, space, and the human body.

December 5, 2024

Climbing to a New World

Could old-growth forest canopies hold the secret to keeping biodiversity, and our planet, intact? Botanist Steve Sillett ’89 has been researching up in the trees to find out.

December 5, 2024

Ghost Trees

�ʺ�Ƶ�� biology students have been scouring the Portland area for hybrid oak trees. Their journey could reshape the way we see our ecosystem.

December 5, 2024

In the Classroom and Out at Sea

Susan Rickards ’90 is a science teacher by day and a marine mammal researcher in any spare moment.

December 5, 2024

What Aerosols Can Tell Us About Climate

Trish Quinn ’82 examines sea spray, dust, and pollutants in our atmosphere to better understand their climate effects.

December 5, 2024

The Polar Pundit

Professor, public servant, and polar expert Kelly Falkner ’83 has a lot to show for her 40-year science career, including her very own Antarctic glacier.