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Campus & Community

Perspectives: Joshua Aiken, AB ’14

Joshua Aiken
In November 2013, Joshua Aiken, AB ’14, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England. He intends to earn two master’s degrees there, one in U.S. history and one in forced migration studies.
Campus & Community

Empowering the immigrant community

Alumnae Jessica Mayo and Nicole Cortes
Alumnae Jessica Mayo and Nicole Cortes founded the Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project, a nonprofit that provides legal ­services and community education for ­low-income immigrants in the St. Louis region.
Campus & Community

Towering Over the Field

Benedict Tranel, AIA, AB ’97 (architecture), senior associate for Gensler, was named to Building Design+Construction’s “40 Under 40” class of 2014 in April 2014. Earlier in 2014, Tranel was also named to ENR California’s “Top 20 Under 40” list. “I am humbled to receive these recognitions for my contributions to the built environment,” Tranel says. […]
Business & Entrepreneurship

Outfitted for a sustainable future

Paul Dillinger, BFA ’94, is behind the creation of Levi’s sustainable clothing line Wellthread. He gained inspiration for the line after he saw his alma mater’s push toward sustainability while an artist-in-residence at the Sam Fox School in 2010.
Humanities & Society

Researchers find new ways to study park use

Most walking and running routes go to, through or around a public park — in higher-income neighborhoods. In a study conducted by the Brown School using the website Map My Run as a tool, researchers found most routes inputted by walkers or runners at least partially included parks. But in low-income neighborhoods, the odds of running in a park were 54 percent lower.