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GNCE scholar and Fulbrighter Clare Loughlin '18 blogs about her work teaching English in Malaysia

1/26/2019

 
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Clare Loughlin, a member of our GNCE class of 2018, received a Fulbright fellowship to teach English in Malaysia. She is writing about her experience at her awesomely titled blog, ClareAbouts.  

Maya Sutton-Smith ('18) at work in Vermont

9/8/2018

 
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​This summer, Associate Director Jennifer Pagach had the pleasure of visiting Maya Sutton-Smith ’18, at her place of employment and residence in Stowe, Vermont.  Immediately after graduating, Maya started working and living at Sage Farm Goat Dairy in a tiny home on site.  Also living on site are the two sisters who conceived and started the farm.  Molly, a food writer and chef and Katie a wildlife biologist decided to team up in 2007 after Molly purchased the former sheep farm. 
​Maya tends the herds including harvesting the milk and making delicious goat cheese that is sold on site, at local farmers’ markets, and at stores throughout New England.  Her favorite part is that every day is different, maybe some chores repeat but a new flow and experience.  As apparent in the pictures, the goats adore Maya, and she notices they have distinct personalities.  To reside close to the land and animals, and to create for others is a fantastic way to live your days.  
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And Maya gets to live in a tiny house!

Charles Van Rees (Class of '10) shares his research on Hawaiian Gallinules

4/28/2018

 
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On Wednesday, April 25th, GNCE alum Charles Van Rees (Class of 2010) returned to campus to give a talk in the Biology Seminar. Charles has just completed his PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at Tufts University. He has also just received a Fulbright grant to continue his work on bird conservation next year in Seville, Spain. Charles's dissertation research focuses on the Hawaiian gallinule (or `alae `ula), an endangered waterbird with very specific habitat preferences. The birds live in fragmented coastal wetland areas on the island of Oahu, areas that are threatened by coastal development and likely sea level rise. Charles's research uses a combination of methods--including banding and direct sighting, genetic sequencing, and GIS mapping--to try to understand the relationships among those seemingly isolated populations. One finding that he reported was the the birds seem to like to travel along freshwater pathways, such as canals and drainage ditches. Charles is also an advisory ecologist with a non-profit conservation group, Livable Hawaii Kai Hui.

Chelsea Parish '14 Making Her Way in the Legal World

4/7/2018

 
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iChelsea began her legal career as a legal assistant working at Dinsmore & Shoal in Philadelphia, PA, with Conn alumna Alyson Ricker McBride. After moving to Dallas, TX, she worked for Girder Wynne Sewell. Chelsea began attending Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law in 2016 as a Dean's List Scholarship recipient. Currently president of the Real Estate Law Association, Chelsea was an in-house legal summer intern with Capital Title of Texas, a title company. When she graduates in 2019, Chelsea hopes to pursue a career in real estate law.

Raymond Palmer '13 Leads International Cyber Security Team

4/7/2018

 
"Cyber security is high stakes for everyone -- but you have to keep calm," says Raymond Palmer '13. At a digital forensics and cyber security company, Palmer manages sales partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region, strategizing with his partners, while switching from Mandarin to Japanese at the drop of a hat. Educating local salespeople in 20+ countries, from New Zealand to India, Raymond swoops in as needed to create consensus among his partners and customers. While his favorite part of the job is traveling, Palmer also secures funding and organizes trade shows in Asia to promote his company's products. Outside of work, he tutors at the Los Angeles Public Library, helping adult Angelenos read. "I know it's cheesy, but literacy is power. I see their eyes light up when they recognize a word, and I know I'm doing the right thing."
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Palmer with his team at a recent trade show in
​Guangzhou, China.
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