Recent Articles
Alumna Explains Why One M&M Isn’t Enough
Alexandra Gold DiFeliceantonio ’08 is the lead author behind a recent study that explains why we can’t stop eating chocolate. The study, undertaken by scientists from the University of Michigan, was published in the journal Current Biology.
Poetry Her Way
Sweet Briar last reported on 2010 graduate Carina Finn when she was nominated for a 2012 Pushcart Prize. Now her first book of poetry, “My Life Is a Movie,” has sold out of its first run and gone into additional printings since its release in June.
Waxter Forum Creator Dies
The Sweet Briar community was saddened to learn of the death of Julia “Judy” Baldwin Waxter ’49 on July 30, 2012.
Destination Turkey
Erin Dalvini ’12 is the second Sweet Briar graduate in as many years to receive a 10-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Turkey. She is teaching at Amasya University in Amasya.
Medaling in the Arts
Elizabeth “Liz” Glassman ’71 will flatly tell you that her junior year abroad changed her life. 40 years later, France is rewarding the former JYF student with one of its most prestigious honors.
Technological Steppes
Professor of anthropology Claudia Chang was in Kazakhstan this summer and fall, leading an archaeological research project in the Talgar region steppes.
Remembering a Pioneer in Autism Research
Patricia Martin Rodier, Ph.D., Sweet Briar College Class of 1966, died May 3 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. She was 68.
Inspired Teaching, Inspired Giving
Winnie Leigh Hamlin ’58 knew Eleanor Barton as a teacher and Aileen “Ninie” Laing ’57 as a contemporary — and recognized the profound influence of both women on generations of Sweet Briar students. That’s why she gave the College $1 million in their honor.
‘A Quiet Passion’
When Sierra Wright ’12 graduated from high school, her career path was clear — at least as far as her parents were concerned. They urged her to study science, so Wright enrolled in the engineering school at the University of Virginia. In May, the Prince William County resident graduated from Sweet Briar College — with a degree in theater.
‘Art, Soul & Destiny’
Sweet Briar Class of 1980 graduate Jill Steenhuis recently published “Art, Soul & Destiny: An Artist’s Journey from America to Provence.” The book is a culmination of Steenhuis’ 31 years as an American living in Provence and features images and writings documenting her journey.
