Washington Magazine

Alumnus Ben Smilowitz founded the nonprofit Disaster Accountability Project to improve logistics of disaster relief after witnessing pitfalls in the response to Hurricane Katrina.

In its review of the Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, a major three-museum exhibit running through Oct. 21, the New York Times called out alumna Ebony G. Patterson’s portrait collage Untitled Species I (2010–11) — on view at the Studio Museum — for particular praise, labeling the piece as a “knockout” that “suggests the double-edged potential of radical identity transformation.”

Geologist Brad Jolliff analyzes images of the moon’s far side. His team’s findings on a unique volcanic complex may shed light on how materials got distributed millions of years ago, information that may one day assist in planning future space exploration.

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The Earth & Planetary Sciences building, one of the most interesting buildings on the Danforth Campus, was recently dedicated Scott Rudolph Hall. Learn about 15 intriguing aspects of this much-loved building.

Professor Carolyn Lesorogol’s profound understanding of pastoralists in northern Kenya informs her research on property ownership and its effects on community and well-being

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As president and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center, alumnus Joe Daniels has dedicated himself to creating a place of reverence, where visitors may honor memory as well as explore the damaging impacts of terrorism.