Elsy Estevez has been chosen to join Teach For America, which recruits outstanding recent college graduates and working professionals to teach in urban and rural public schools.

The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) has awarded Assistant Professor of Physics Jason Goodman a five-year grant to investigate the flows of ice-covered oceans on Europa (one of Jupiter's moons) and other moons in the outer solar system.

Current Watson Fellow Rushyan Yen '08 is observing and working alongside batik artists in Europe and Asia and she is writing about her experiences on the blog, Paths of Molten Wax on Volatile Cloth.