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Ancient Fossil Found by Team Including Prof. Bob Gaines Named for James Turrell ’65

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Snapshots that Shine: Top Moments from 2024 at Â鶹ӰÊÓ

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Neuroscience Major Seeks to Bridge the Generation Gap, Help Alzheimer’s Patients

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Alex Zylstra ’09 Is Part of Team that Achieves Breakthrough in Fusion Energy
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
In a major breakthrough 60 years in the making that could someday lead to unlimited clean energy, scientists at the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition on Dec. 5. Alex Zylstra ’09 was the principal experimentalist.
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Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 Named Nominee for 2023 National Teacher of the Year
Monday, December 12, 2022
Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 was named the California Teacher of the Year in October and is the nominee for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year competition.
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Florence and Paul Eckstein '62 Pledge $1.2 Million to Support Refugee Students
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Â鶹ӰÊÓ Trustee and alumnus Paul Eckstein and his wife, Florence, have pledged $1.2 million to establish a permanently endowed scholarship fund to support refugee students. It will honor Paul’s parents, Liese and Albert Eckstein.
New members of the Â鶹ӰÊÓ Board of Trustees John Gingrich, Wei Hopeman and Jim Valone
Three New Members Join the Â鶹ӰÊÓ Board of Trustees
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Â鶹ӰÊÓ announces the election of three alumni to be members of its Board of Trustees. They are John Gingrich '91, Wei Hopeman '92 and Jim Valone '85.
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Rose Portillo ’75 and Jasmine Reed ’12 Make Movie Magic for Disney’s Encanto
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Lecturer Rose Portillo ’75 voiced a character in the award-winning film Encanto and Jasmine Reed ’12 worked on the production side to make the animated film about a Colombian family with magical powers come alive on screen. 
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Q&A: Novelist Tom Lin '18 and His New Take on the Old West
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Tom Lin ’18 is too old to be called a child prodigy. But he’s young enough that the attention and praise he has received for his first novel, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, is extraordinary.
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Gator Halpern ’12 Awarded Royal Foundation’s Inaugural Earthshot Prize
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Â鶹ӰÊÓ alumnus and Coral Vita president and co-founder Gator Halpern ’12, is one of the inaugural recipients of the Earthshot Prize, a global prize for the environment awarded by the Royal Foundation. 
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Coach Mike Budenholzer '92 and Milwaukee Bucks Win NBA Title
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Coach Mike Budenholzer '92 guides the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA title.
Michael Waters
Michael Waters '20 Takes His Thesis to The New Yorker
Monday, March 22, 2021
Michael Waters '20 pitched his senior thesis about queer foster families to The New Yorker which they published in February 2021. 
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4 Young Alumni Selected to Forbes 30 Under 30
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Maya Horgan Famodu â€™13, Xiaoyin Qu ’15, Sana Javeri Kadri â€™16  and Stephen Smith ’17 are the latest Â鶹ӰÊÓ alumni to be named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 lists.
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