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T O P T H R E E T H I N G S

1. The Future of Natural History

Professor of Environmental Policy & Decision Making and chair of the Department of Geology Kena Fox-Dobbs will be the new director of the natural history museum.

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2. An Untold Story

For her summer research project, Bella Rodriguez ’24 documented the history of "Pedro Pans," Cuban refugees who came to the Pacific Northwest as children in the 1960s.

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3. On a Quest for Clean Water

Bob Rosner ’80 gave up a career as a bestselling author and syndicated columnist to improve access to clean drinking water in Kenya.

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Hacks & Chops

Professor of Biology Leslie Saucedo has published a new book, Getting to Know Your Cells. The book is a field guide to human cells, including how different types of cells work and how they interact with each other in the body, as well as providing an overview of the immune system and cancer formation. Saucedo's book also features illustrations by local artist and alumna Maria Jost ’05.

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A T H L E T I C S S P O T L I G H T

Hall of Fame

Puget Sound Athletics announced that four individuals and one team will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this fall. The induction ceremony will take place during Homecoming & Family Weekend, Oct. 6–8.

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I N T H E N E W S

Family Business

In June, Cochran Inc., headed by LeeAnn Cochran '86, was named a 2023 honoree at the Puget Sound Business Journal's Middle Market Fast 50 event, which recognizes the fastest-growing medium-sized companies in the Puget Sound region.

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P U G E T S O U N D I N P I C T U R E S

Logan Pollard’25 and Professor of Physics Rand Worland

Life at Low Tide

Olivia Brech ’25 (left) and Kaia Doan ’25 (right) assess the ecological diversity of the intertidal zone at Tongue Point in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Working with Associate Professor of Biology Carrie Woods, Brech and Doan are among the nearly 100 students participating in Puget Sound’s long-running summer research program.

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