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This alumni blog was generously provided by Chloe Kirk (’19), who majored in Molecular Biology and Legal Studies at UW–Madison and is currently pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. The question looms in every recent graduate’s mind: how can you set yourself up …
Emily (Salkin) Takoudes (‘98) is Executive Commissioning Editor of Food publications at Phaidon who majored in History and Women’s Studies at UW–Madison. She continued her education at the International Culinary Center in New York, receiving a certificate in Essentials of Fine Cooking, and has worked as an Editor for publishers including Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, …
Mikaela (Mickey) Tennis (’14) is an Environmental Educator who majored in International Studies, French, and Environmental Studies at UW–Madison. Upon graduating, she continued exploring her international and language interests by teaching English in Thailand with Xplore Asia. After that challenging and rewarding experience, she still wanted to use and develop her interests …
Jessica De Valk, MD (’11) is a primary care pediatrician in the greater Milwaukee area who majored in Molecular Biology with Honors in the Liberal Arts at UW–Madison. Q: How did you decide what you wanted to do for a career? A: I’ve always been interested in science and medicine. …
Comm Arts major Joshua Steinberg (’07) on his path to Google and beyond My career at Google started with a twist. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to live in California. As fate would have it, Google came to Madison to interview on campus in 2006, and I jumped at the opportunity …
Martin A. Preizler (BS, Sociology, 1966; MS, Public Policy & Administration, 1986) worked for 47 years in government, non-profit and for-profit organizations. He’s got some great advice for Letters & Science students: Make your own choices. Consider what others tell you, but do what makes you happy, challenges you and allows you to pursue your …
Boundless Together: Badger alumna taps into her animal instincts UW–Madison Zoology alumna Amy Peterson cares for carnivores at the Racine Zoo. November 8th 2016 | L&S News Alumni & Friends When Amy Petersen signed up for UW–Madison Professor Stanley Temple’s “Extinction of Species” class, she didn’t expect it to change the course of her life. “It was an …