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Bigger Picture: From Battlefield to Village, Ross Boyce ’01 Wages War on Malaria
The possibilities of medicine and the destructiveness of war somehow meshed over nearly two decades to the day last fall when Ross Boyce got $1 million to save lives.

Startup Among the Startups: Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Launches Liberal Arts Venture Into Silicon Valley
Less than two blocks from the headquarters of Twitter and neighboring Uber, eight Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø students operate out of meeting space with puffy chairs and white boards in a renovated 19th century building with exposed brick and beams.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Celebrates Record-Breaking Fundraising Year and Leading Alumni Participation Rate
The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø community raised more than $106 million over the past year -- the most successful fundraising year in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø history.

Equal Opportunity Epidemic: Rep. Greg Murphy Takes Opioid Fight to NC Legislature
Greg Murphy ’85, a surgeon in Greenville, North Carolina, saw the warning signs several years ago, when a few patients started asking for excessive refills for painkillers.

Largest Estate Commitment in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø History Will Eliminate Roadblocks to Student Success
Alum Richard Halton ’77 and husband Jean-Marc Frailong leave $25 million to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø in their estate, the largest planned gift commitment to date in college history.

Crisis to Calm: A Journey from High Stakes Diplomacy to Higher Education
Jane Zimmerman joins the college in July as the John and Ruth McGee Director of the Dean Rusk International Studies Program.