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Sailor Carol Newman Cronin '86 looks back at the 2004 Olympic Games

carol cronin connecticut collegeShe continues to stay connected to the boating world as both a competitor and business owner.

Kieran Murphy '89 left a marketing job to move to Ireland and start an ice cream business with his brother, Sean

kieran murphy connecticut college murphys ice creamBlue cheese, lavender and champagne are just some of the ingredients used in Murphys Ice Cream's unique treats.

Katlyn Stillings Morris '02: 'How can we best help people in developing countries break the cycle of poverty?'

katlyn stillings morris connecticut college class of 2002The Ph.D. candidate is doing research in a Salvadoran coffee-farming community.

Sailor Carol Newman Cronin '86 looks back at the 2004 Olympic Games

carol cronin connecticut collegeShe stays connected to the boating world as both a competitor and business owner.

Michael Sheridan '89 spends a year in Indonesia, teaching and working on films

michael sheridan connecticut college alumniHis latest project, Instant Noodles, explores how the creation of palm oil plantations is linked to global warming.

Sarah Baumann '08 tells her grandparents' story

sarah baumann art connecticut collegeButtons and needles, eyeglasses -- even sardine cans -- show how Max and Esther Segall escaped the Holocaust.

Author Linda Dannenberg '68 finds inspiration in France

linda dannenberg author writer connecticut collegeThe author has made a career out of studying French cuisine and architecture.

Sloane Crosley '00 writes about being 20-something in Manhattan

sloane crosley connecticut college i was told there'd be cake author publicist new yorkHer debut collection of essays, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, makes The New York Times Bestseller List.

Dean of admission scheduled to appear on NBC's Today

martha merrill connecticut college dean of admission today showTune in Monday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. to hear Martha Merrill speak about college admissions.

Jay Lauf '86 becomes publisher of The Atlantic

jay lauf the atlantic publisher connecticut collegeKnown for reviving Wired magazine after the dot-com crash, he wants 'to revitalize a brand that I have long loved.'

Main character, Walter Vale, is an economics professor at the College

the visitor connecticut college walter valeThe writer and director of the acclaimed film says he chose the College because 'it has a good reputation.'

Francesca Consagra '80 was transformed by Michelangelo's Pieta when she was only three

francesca consagra connecticut college alumni st. louis art museum curatorShe now acquires, interprets, and helps display works of art for the Saint Louis Art Museum.

A B.A. in sociology helped Collins Anderson '04 follow his passion

collins anderson chef front porch san francisco connecticut collegeThe San Francisco sous chef loves to experiment.

Kim-Toy Reynolds Huh '77 helps capture one of the nation's top fugitives

kim-toy reyonolds huh 1977 america's most wanted connecticut college chicago policeHuh, a Chicago police lieutenant, used the Mandarin Chinese she learned in college to make the arrest.

Jamal Moss '97 awarded by the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists

Jamal Moss NOAA fisheries scientist juneau alaska connecticut collegeHe plans to use the prize money to give a seminar on marine research in Alaska's Arctic region.

Amy Moore Paterson '94 hopes to open My Little Waiting Room this year

 The project, funded in part by the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund, will offer drop-in daycare at medical and wellness centers.

Jeanne Stern '03 uses 3D images, puppets, and dioramas to create a cosmic journey on screen

jeanne stern connecticut college filmmaker the isle of cattywampusHer film debuted on campus March 1.

Jeff Idelson '86 collects baseball artifacts for Cooperstown.

 Memorabilia -- from Barry Bonds' batting helmet to Curt Shilling's bloody sock -- go through his hands before entering the Hall of Fame.

Jessie Vogelson '96 looks at the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war

 Her film, No End in Sight, was nominated for an Academy Award for best feature documentary.

Jeff Idelson '86: 'Baseball goes way back in my life'

 Jeff Idelson '86 collects baseball artifacts - from Barry Bonds' batting helmet to Curt Shilling's bloody sock -- for the Hall of Fame.

Richard Semiatin '80 looks at the future of political campaigns

 Technology plays an increasingly important role in campaigning.

Maggie Turner '05 brings recognition to Belizean artists

 Turner's work is helping the artists develop a sense of community.

Jon Krawczyk '92 creates a massive sculpture of a New Jersey Devils hockey player

 His 20-foot high sculpture will be the icon for the new Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Judy Smith '73: Alumna's award-winning novel 'Yellowbird' weaves 19th-century women's voices

 Smith looks at Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville from a unique perspective - their wives´.

Jim Evans ´82: The marathon runner hadn´t run more than 25 miles in an entire year before starting marathon training in 2005

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