Once thought to be all but eradicated, tuberculosis has made a tragic come back—thanks to a powerful drug-resistant strain of the disease. Luther Rice Undergraduate Fellow Abby Pepin is working with Chemistry’s Cynthia Dowd on an important effort to turn back the TB tide.

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Comunicadores for the Future, a partnership between Vanguard Communications and Columbian College’s Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute, will advance diversity in the public relations, communications and marketing workforce by funding paid student internships with D.C-area nonprofits.

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For freelance photojournalist and filmmaker Joe Van Eeckhout, MA ’15, a day at the office might involve filming wrestlers in Sudan or the impact of a drought in Somalia. The Photojournalism major has taken his camera across Africa, Asia and the Middle East to capture people in extreme conditions.

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We note with regret the passing of James Oliver Horton, the Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History and Historian Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Known for his humor, quick wit and mentorship to generations of students, he is remembered as a consummate scholar, public speaker and historian.

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