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A Passion for Science, A Concern for Community

Through genetic research and analysis, Roslyn Curry works to address health inequities, help heal the wounds of colonialism and slavery, and recover histories long lost to the Indigenous and Black communities to which she belongs.

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Breaking the Wave

An award-winning composer who has worked with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Opera House, and the London Philharmonic, Sasha Siem, PhD ’11, now focuses her talents on writing and performing songs that engage the spirit and foster healing.

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From Slavery to Suburbia

The notion of black people as property is deeply embedded in the cultural, political, and legal DNA of the United States according to the University of Texas historian Shirley Thompson, PhD '01.

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How The World Takes Shape

Jordan Ellenberg, PhD '98, on how geometry can be a way of measuring and explaining everything from democracy to disease.

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Sound Mind

Aaron Berkowitz traveled to Haiti in 2012 to teach neurology in a country where there were virtually no doctors in that field. Thankfully, his PhD in music had taught him to improvise—and to listen.

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A Passion for Science, A Concern for Community

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How The World Takes Shape

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