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Holly Nicole Kandel '16 speaks at a women's meeting in Senegal.

Alumni Profile: Better Health and Partnerships in Western Africa

Curiosity inspired Holly Nicole Kandel ’16 to move to Senegal. She built a career in Africa, advocating for health and community development. By Kris Dreessen Holly Nicole Kandel ’16 spent six months studying French language and literature in southern France as a Geneseo psychology and Francophone studies double major. But it was her on-campus classes about

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A Big Breakthrough for Nuclear Fusion

High-energy-density physicist Danae Polsin ’13 and professor of physics Stephen Padalino explain experiments that recently harnessed the same energy produced by the sun and stars — and what it may mean for the future of energy. By Robyn Rime Among physicists, there is an old joke that fusion is 50 years away — and always will

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Alumni Voices: The Power of Inquiry to Understand and Help Our Communities

Investigative journalist Jared Bennett ’11 fights for accountability, including in the wake of weather disasters. By Jared Bennett ’11 In July 22, a once-every-thousand-year flood hit Appalachian eastern Kentucky. A lingering storm dropped more than a foot of rain in just a few hours, sending water careening down the mountains and into the hollers

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Pay It Forward

An experimental brain implant gave Emily Borghard ’11 options in life. She uses them to help the homeless and others in challenging times. By Emily Borghard ’11 When I arrived as a freshman at Geneseo, my father said he expected to get a call within a couple of weeks to pick me up. Freshman year

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Alumni Profile: Shaping a Life Together

Professional potters Mark Lukacs ’76 and Cathy Lukacs ’74 own Lukacs Pottery in Sodus Point, N.Y. They met in a ceramics class at SUNY Geneseo, and the rest is history. Video by Mat Johnson Related Stories

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A Second Chance and a Mission to Help Others

Steve Hilfiker ’88 was saved by a heart transplant. He’s now dedicated to raising awareness of his rare disease and the importance of organ donation. By Kris Dreessen Steve Hilfiker ’88 and his doctors were baffled as he went from healthy and active to struggling to climb stairs. He had cardiac sarcoidosis, a disease in

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VIDEO: Life in the Future: Were They Right?

Were student predictions made in 2002 on point? We open the time capsule. Video story by Mat Johnson Twenty years ago, students predicted what life, culture and technology would be like in 2022. It seemed so far away at the time. Professor of Physics and Astronomy Kurt Fletcher shares a few surprises with contributors from

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My Story: Geneseo Chooses Us

Raj Bellani ’95 spent four years on campus but has a family for life. By Raj Bellani ’95 As much as I chose Geneseo, Geneseo chose me. I was very excited to attend SUNY Geneseo. I had great mentors, great classmates and great suitemates, all of whom chose to invest their time and effort in

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Cultivating a Winemaking Career

Andy Robinson ’99 crafts fine vintages with old vines and generations of experience. By Robyn Rime EXTRA: Read how Robinson’s chemistry background led to winemaking. Winemaker Andy Robinson ’99 begins each day of the harvest season by wandering among the generations-old vines of the Seghesio Family Vineyards in Sonoma County, California. As the sun rises

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Setting the Tone for Women in Sports

By Brett Ford Katie Gaus ’15 and Christine Popolizio Lisi ’91 graduated a generation apart, but they both knew exactly where they wanted to do after Geneseo — work in professional sports. “Part of my wonderful experience at Geneseo was the opportunity to work at the TV and radio stations,” says Lisi. “Being able to

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