Alumni & Campus Stories

Paul in his sound studio holding soft xylophone mallets

Muppet Maestro

You may not recognize Paul Rudolph’s name, but if you’ve had kids around the house during the last couple decades, you’ve likely heard his work. Since 2008, the versatile Rudolph,

Three individuals standing in a row

A Material Guy

Taeghwan Hyeon, PHD ’96 LAS, has received the university’s 2025 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement. As director of the Center for Nanoparticle Research in

Aerial view of a crops with octagonal rings

Ingenious: Crop Rings

If you drive to the university’s Crop Sciences and Education Center, commonly referred to as South Farms, you’ll find a historic 80-acre field that was the first of its kind

Sarah Wright and Andrew Bertucci

Legends

It was classic showbiz. She was a lead dancer. He was an assistant director. They met in rehearsals, then went on to performances and applause. And love. It was through

Richard Powers and book cover

Mother Ocean

In his 14th novel, Richard Powers, ’78 LAS, MA ’80 LAS, weaves a complex, multigenerational story about artists, tech billionaires, oceanographers and a remote island in the South Pacific. You