New connections

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton chats with siblings and 2006 graduates Harsh and Nupur Agarwal during a recent trip to India to promote collaboration through the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. Jawaharlal Nehru University signed on as the 18th international partner institution affiliated with the academy. Joining Wrighton on the trip were Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science; Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences; James V. Wertsch, Ph.D., the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy; and Nick Benassi, assistant dean in the School of Engineering & Applied Science.