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Jay Nash

Following the melody

Jay Nash ’98 is poised for a new CD release and tour, the latest steps in his career as a singer/songwriter.

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Nilima Abrams

A Fulbright to Film

Alumna Nilima Abrams' film project documents progressive Indian school

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Interview: Will Alexander G'06

A conversation with Will Alexander G’06, author of 'Goblin Secrets', winner of the National Book Award for young people's literature.

Joining science and art

Rosemary Mosco's knowledge of the natural world, skills as an artist, and sense of humor come together in creating cartoons that just might teach you something.

From lofty idea to lasting business

Building a dorm-room loft bed for a friend more than twenty-five years ago put alumnus Frank DeVita onto a business idea that’s still going strong.

On the Storm Front

A trio of UVM alumni—Leon Heyward, Trevor Jackson, and Nancy Barthold—were part of the emergency operations team that helped see New York City through Hurricane Sandy and the storm's aftermath.

Making Movies, Creating Change

In a career dedicated to advocacy on environmental issues, the latest film by Jill Rosenblum Tidman '94 is the Redford Center's Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West.

Forecast Is Positive for New COO of Weather Channel

Chris Walters '96 embraces the challenge as The Weather Channel's new chief operating officer.

Lights! Camera! Real Action!

Matt Getz ’05 and colleagues received a 2012 Emmy Award for cinematography for their outstanding work in tough circumstances on "Deadliest Catch."

Veggie Carpaccios to Nectar's fries

Melissa d’Arabian ‘90, Food Network host and author of  Ten Dollar Dinners, gives practical advice for students learning to cook for themselves.

A Fine Hive Mind

One of the world’s foremost experts on Africanized bees—AKA “killer bees”—entomologist Dewey Caron ’64 returned to UVM this summer as chair of a major beekeeper’s conference.

Alumna Sparks Community Development in Africa

Just two years out from graduation, alumna Sasha Fisher '10 has wasted no time putting her self-designed major to use. If "human security" sounds abstract and philosophical (just the sort of lofty, idealistic concept that bright, optimistic undergraduates might enjoy probing during their four years in college), Fisher has found a way to bring her choice of study back down to Earth.

Running through the past

A conversation with author Caleb Daniloff ’94

Funny Way to make a Living

Rising stand-up comedian makes debut on Letterman.

To Russia with love... and a good job

Kirsti Dahly ’11, Sam Vary ’11, Oliver Chase ’11, Sam Mishcon ’11, Ross Cunningham ’11 Recent grads put Russian degrees right to work.

Janette Bombardier ’80

Director of site operations and senior location executive at IBM Burlington  

Annie Selke '85

Founder of home textile businesses Pine Cone Hill, Dash & Albert Rug Company, and Annie Selke Home  

Scott Lindenbaum ’04

Co-founder of Broadcastr.com and Electric Literature multi-media Websites  

Kevin Chipman ’99 Chirag ‘Cheech’ Vyas’ ’99

Co-founders of St. John Brewers in the Virgin Islands  

Ryen Russillo ’97

ESPN Radio host  

Daniel Kanter ’89

Senior minister of First Unitarian Church in Dallas, Texas  

Richard Silverman ’88

Historic architect working with FEMA restoration efforts in New Orleans  

Pascal Cheng G'79

Educational and communication specialist working with individuals with autism  

Cynthia Gardner ’77

Senior geologist at the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington  

Paula Kenney McMahon ’73 Marcia Sears Woodall ’73

Gift of a kidney transplant reunites old college friends  

Elise Guyette ’71, G’82 ’92 ’07

Historian and author of Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790-1890  

Harry Rowe '36 MD '43

Longtime town doctor in Wells River, Vermont   

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