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Never Saying ‘Can’t’

(PS ’45)

Though she tackled them more than 70 years ago—and at the age of 103, she admits her memory can be patchy—there are some social work cases involving children that Marguerite Chapman (PS ’45) can’t...

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Pain, Passion, and Impact

(M.ARCH. ’97)

Abigail Clary (M.ARCH. ’97) has spent decades designing every kind of health care space, attempting to make them more patient-friendly and efficient. One should know this to grasp the immense...

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Being a Contender

(M.Eng. CM ’24)

Right after graduating from ������ƵAPP, Theo Lopez Marques (M.Eng. CM ’24) wanted another accomplishment under his belt—one he’d been working toward at least as long. Within weeks, he gained a...

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The Ghost in the Web

(PS ’11)

Chris Salgado (PS ’11) often says there are only two good ways for a private investigator to conduct an investigation. “Be a ghost, or have a reason to be there,” says Salgado, who has spent decades...

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Innovative Solutions That Improve Lives

(CPE, M.S. CPE ’23)

As a student at ������ƵAPP, Saurabh Saluja (CPE, M.S. CPE ’23) seized every opportunity available, graduating with many successes both in and out of the classroom. “������ƵAPP played a major...

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Spearheading Sustainability Solutions

(CHE ’22)

As an environment, health, safety, and sustainability analyst at consumer product company Diageo, Abigail Gunderson (CHE ’22) works with distilling, maturing, packaging, and demand sites to develop...

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Designing Beyond Buildings: An Architect’s Strategic Shift

(M.S. Strategic Design Leadership ’25)

Zubair Bhaidani (M.S. Strategic Design Leadership ‘25) had been working as a licensed architect for nearly a decade when he reached a turning point. While managing complex, multimillion-dollar...

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Training AI for Human Needs

(AMAT ’07)

Applications running on artificial intelligence can make unexpected shifts in performance, which can lead to inaccurate results for users and create headaches for their creators. Mike McCourt (AMAT...

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The Innovation Upcycle

(ME ’15)

Growing up, Dane Christianson (ME ’15) discovered a pair of passions—inventing and environmentalism—that put him on the path to entrepreneurship. “I always wanted to be an inventor,” he says. He...

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Keeping to the Creative Path

(Game and Interactive Media Design ’21)

Right after graduating from ������ƵAPP, Evan Duda (Game and Interactive Media Design ’21) met up with a friend of his brother’s from church—someone he’d heard was “crazy about board games.” Duda...

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