[rev_slider Bunnag1] When Raj Bunnag ’07 was young he doodled constantly—in notebooks, on his school papers, on anything in reach. Later, as an art student at Montgomery College, he honed printmaking skills—drawing, carving, inking, and using various methods to reproduce his doodles, which, by then, were conceptual and elaborate designs. “Raj was one of those […]
[rev_slider Jazz] In February 2015, listeners to NPR’s Jazz Night in America got a taste of something Washington, DC, jazz lovers have enjoyed for years: the innovative sound of trombonist Reginald Cyntje. Cyntje was taking a risk when he stood center stage in the Bohemian Caverns that January night and blew the first baritone notes […]
[rev_slider BlairHouse] Students at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus amble past it, generally paying more attention to their cell phones than the architecture. Georgia Avenue traffic motors past it, coughing out carbon monoxide alongside it. Birds perch atop it, eyeing the old-growth trees and park visitors nearby. With time and vacancy, the old house at […]
[rev_slider Tocci] Pictographs unearthed at the tomb of Ankhmahor, a physician around 2330 BC, show two seated men receiving massages on their hands and feet. Could the ancient Egyptians have been the first practitioners of the pain-relieving—and stress-reducing—remedy known as reflexology? Reflexologists work from maps of pressure points on the feet and hands, which, in […]
Crops are the bread and butter of Minnesota’s economy. Its 81,000 farms, the second-largest employer in the state, rank third in the nation for soybean production and fourth for corn. Unfortunately, with regard to the impact on water quality, what happens in Minnesota doesn’t stay in Minnesota. Because its interconnected waterways join the mighty Mississippi […]
Autism affects one in every 68 children—and it is rising at a rate of 17 percent per year.1 Dr. Paul Shattuck, a researcher at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University, said 50,000 teens age out of school-based autism services each year. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs a […]
[rev_slider Pyrenees] In times of trial and transition, some people hunker down; they find comfort in familiar routines and surroundings. Others, like Peat O’Neil ’15, do the opposite; they break away. On the brink of turning 50, O’Neil was busy writing for the Washington Post by day and teaching travel writing at night; but she […]
[rev_slider Beekeeping] The return of warm weather brings a peaceful buzz to Miriam Snyder’s backyard. Snyder and her husband, Matthew, keep bees for honey and for the environment. Their apiary hobby is a natural extension of their love for gardening and the outdoors. It requires minimal maintenance, especially in springtime, when nature provides everything the […]
[rev_slider Cuba] Talks between Cuban and US leaders to normalize relations between the two countries have people stateside thinking about travel to Cuba without restrictions or hassles. While we await the green light, Insights asked Professor Swift Dickison what the American experience is like in Cuba now. Dickison and a group of 27 students, faculty, […]
[rev_slider Romberg] As Dr. Fred Romberg ’92 explains, his job as an anesthesiologist requires using potent pharmaceuticals and various high-tech gadgets to hijack the brain, heart, and lungs to control important vital signs like temperature, blood flow, and respiratory rate. He continually processes multiple patterns and waveforms to make such decisions, in essence, treating the human […]
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