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STORY: Increasing Number of OCARC Students Learning Amateur Radio Skills Through Volunteering

An increasing number of �� Collegiate Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) students are learning hands-on and improving their skills, while also providing important public services.

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STORY: �� Alumnae Create New Model for Sustainable Cultural Change at Microsoft

Born out of a need for community and connection during the pandemic, Gracey Wilson '20 and Allison Basore '20 created a new model for sustainable cultural change at Microsoft Cambridge and their distributed leadership approach is now being recognized by leadership and industry networks alike.

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�� Extends Footprint to Cambridge with “The Mirror”

�� extends its footprint to Cambridge with “The Mirror, ” partnering with Kendall Square Association and HBCUs to expand what’s possible for the young people and industries of Cambridge.

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�� Alum Honored with Research and Diversity Award

Alumna Kris Dorsey ’07, has recently been honored by AnitaB.org, a nonprofit social enterprise seeking to achieve intersectional equity in the global technical workforce by 2025, with a 2022 Emerging Leader Abie Award.

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�� team wins national “More Water Less Concentrate” competition

A team led by �� Assistant Professor Emily Tow and including eight �� students, as well as members from Harmony Desalting, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earned the top prize—$150,000—in the “More Water Less Concentrate” competition.

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�� 2026 First Day of College (Photos)

The �� Class of 2026 moved onto campus this week, taking the opportunity to pose with their parents and families for some fun, "First Day of College," photos.

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Building with Purpose: How to craft a PhD in ethical tech.

Emily Wang '16 and Sara Hendren, Associate Professor, Design, Fine Arts, and Humanities at ��, have written a new Q&A about accessibility and technology, finding the right graduate program, constructing a dissertation in disability and tech, and much more.

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A Boost for Women Students through Clare Boothe Luce Funding

For the third year in a row, select women students at �� are conducting independent research funded by the Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program.

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It’s All Systems Go with 4S

The new “Sustainability: Science, Society, and Systems (4S)” course at �� teaches students tools to effect real change. The ��ers learn how the four “Ss” overlap in their lives as both citizens and engineers.

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�� Alum at Forefront of Wearable Tech

Mechanical engineer and biomechanics expert Brendan Quinlivan ’14 recently delivered the June Frank Talk, discussing his path from �� to wearable robotics.

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STORY: Blasting Ahead in the Space Race

A multidisciplinary group of students from �� and other Massachusetts colleges are working on perfecting a next-gen rocket that could change the face of space travel for decades to come.

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From the Robotics Lab to the Wet Lab

Using a bootstrap mentality he learned at ��, Andy Barry '10 is reinventing himself from successful robotics engineer to gene therapy research scientist.

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Teaching the Teachers

Education innovator Julianna Stockton ’06 delivered the May Frank Talk, discussing her path from �� into curricular design

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Celebrating the �� Class of 2022

On Sunday, May 15, an unusually warm spring day, �� celebrated the Class of 2022 at Commencement in the tent on the Great Lawn. Read the full recap story of the special celebration.

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A Big STEP toward Engineering with a Purpose

��’s creative, triple-wide course called STEP is revolutionizing how students learn and make. This semester, 23 �� students and four faculty are embarking on a new experiment together.

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Expanding the Oval and Opening Doors: The Inauguration of �� President Gilda Barabino

On May 5, 2022, �� celebrated a milestone event two years in the making—the long-awaited and much celebrated inauguration of its second president and first Black woman president, Dr. Gilda A. Barabino.

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STORY: Increasing Number of OCARC Students Learning Amateur Radio Skills Through Volunteering

STORY: �������� Alumnae Create New Model for Sustainable Cultural Change at Microsoft

�������� Extends Footprint to Cambridge with “The Mirror”

�������� Alum Honored with Research and Diversity Award

�������� team wins national “More Water Less Concentrate” competition

�������� 2026 First Day of College (Photos)

Building with Purpose: How to craft a PhD in ethical tech.

A Boost for Women Students through Clare Boothe Luce Funding

It’s All Systems Go with 4S

�������� Alum at Forefront of Wearable Tech

STORY: Blasting Ahead in the Space Race

From the Robotics Lab to the Wet Lab

Teaching the Teachers

Celebrating the �������� Class of 2022

A Big STEP toward Engineering with a Purpose

Expanding the Oval and Opening Doors: The Inauguration of �������� President Gilda Barabino

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STORY: �� Alumnae Create New Model for Sustainable Cultural Change at Microsoft

�� Extends Footprint to Cambridge with “The Mirror”

�� Alum Honored with Research and Diversity Award

�� team wins national “More Water Less Concentrate” competition

�� 2026 First Day of College (Photos)

�� Alum at Forefront of Wearable Tech

Celebrating the �� Class of 2022

Expanding the Oval and Opening Doors: The Inauguration of �� President Gilda Barabino