Seen & Heard
A selection of must reads about Dartmouth alumni making news around the world.
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Sophia Schwartz '13
Living the Dream
Jackson Hole resident Sophia Schwartz missed qualifying for the 2014 Olympics by a hair's breadth, but that hasn't stopped her from pursuing a career as a pro skier.
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Brandon Staglin '93
Money on the Mind
Staglin runs One Mind, a nonprofit that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for furthering brain research. He spoke to the Washington Post Magazine about surviving schizophrenia when he was a student at Dartmouth.
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Erik Lambert ’06 and Jeff Woodward ’06
Upslope Entrepreneurs
Erik Lambert ’06 and Jeff Woodward ’06 plan to build a lift-free ski resort in Carbondale to make backcountry skiing more accessible, capitalizing on the newfound popularity of skinning, or uphill skiing.
“The two met more than a decade ago where they were members of the Dartmouth Outing Club,” writes The New York Times. “The inclusive, nature-loving culture of the club informs their business plan, they said.”
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Mahmud Johnson '13
Helping Palm
The palm oil business is lucrative but environmentally destructive. By installing simple palm milling machines in rural communities, Johnson is helping small family farms to harvest palm oil in a more sustainable way.
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Juliet Aires Giglio ’84
Deck the Halls
Giglio and her husband are the writing partners behind Lifetime's latest holiday movie, Christmas Reservations, starring Melissa Joan Hart.
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Ben Nguyen ’14
High Achiever
In a surprise ceremony at Sunrise Mountain High School in Nevada, where he teaches, Nguyen received the Milken Educator Award—which recognizes excellent teachers and comes with a no-strings-attached gift of $25,000.
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