This John James Audubon print of an arctic puffin is on display at Penrose Library. It is part of a rare nine-volume set — The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Territories — recently donated to the University by Beth Newton (BA ’79). Her father […]

The fact that almost one in three Hispanic female high school students considers suicide motivated Lydia Prado (PhD psychology ’94) to create a suicide prevention program named Voz y Corazon — Spanish for voice and heart. in the current climate of negative stereotypes and low expectations of academic achievement,” Prado […]

While Peter Grandbois (PhD creative writing/literature ’06) was preparing for his June graduation and lining up a teaching job, his first novel was hitting the bookshelves. The Gravedigger (Chronicle Books, 2006) was inspired by an old Spanish folksong that Grandbois learned while living with his wife in Spain. It tells […]

Students, commuters and anyone else who has ever used a backpack knows how difficult it is to keep things organized while on the go. Ian Ivarson (BSBA ’04) realized there’s a better way. Ivarson created the “Ivar System” — soft shelves that keep books, papers and other necessities separate and […]