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Rachel Carr '99 is Majority Counsel to House of Rep. Transportation Subcommittee Helping to draft legislation that would institute a new rail system throughout the country is all in a day’s work for Rachel Carr '99. The engineering studies graduate is majority counsel to the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. She works on national transportation policy issues, including analyzing and drafting federal legislation. The committee’s jurisdiction covers passenger and freight railroads as well as the transportation of hazardous materials by all modes. “Transportation is a dynamic field because it constantly presents new issues that impact safety, security, and the environment," she says.
Oct 12, 2009
Presidential Praise
Sep 08, 2009
President Obama Honors Amy Cerato '99 with Early Career Award
Amy Cerato '99 is among 100 recipients nationwide of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers starting their independent careers. "These extraordinarily gifted young scientists and engineers represent the best in our country," President Obama said. "With their talent, creativity, and dedication, I am confident that they will lead their fields in new breakthroughs and discoveries and help us use science and technology to lift up our nation and our world." An assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Cerato is studying how to design and build robust foundations for critical infrastructures.
Jul 13, 2009
Jodi Morgen Katz '97 Gives Beauty Companies Extreme Makeovers
Jodi Morgen Katz '97 had a vision of a $400 face serum on a black background in mud. Her client, Cornelia Day Resort, thought it was an inspired idea. The high-end spa on New York's famed Fifth Avenue enlisted Katz’s firm, jmk creative, to create print advertising to support the launch of its new line of beauty products. "We did a black background because the key ingredient in their product is a certain type of mud from a Romanian lake that is very nutrient-rich," says Katz, who counts L'Occitane, Bliss, Cartier, Ford Models, and Lavanila Laboratories among her clients. "People make pilgrimages to this lake and smother this mud all over their bodies because of its anti-aging properties. This was dirty; it's not something you traditionally associate with beauty."
Jul 07, 2009
New York Times Praises Musician Kojiro Umezaki ’91
Kojiro Umezaki '91, assistant professor of music at the University of California, Irvine, was praised by The New York Times in a recent review of the Silk Road Ensemble. "The performances were consistently fine and sometimes stunning,” the article states. "The international superstars were mostly magical, [including] Kojiro Umezaki on shakuhachi (Japanese band flute) on both evening." A subsequent concert Tuesday at Lincoln Center was taped for broadcast on the PBS series Live from Lincoln Center. A computer science graduate, Umezaki performs regularly with the Silk Road Ensemble and the Montreal-based jazz trio Beat in Fractions. Also a composer, he earned a degree in electro-acoustic music from Dartmouth College.
Jun 09, 2009
Tom Orecchio ’90 Gives Investment Advice on CNBC’s "On the Money" Tom Orecchio ’90, principal at Modera Wealth Management, provided expert commentary this week for a segment on CNBC’s "On the Money" program about investing in green (environmentally responsible) funds. "It's about aligning your values with your portfolio," he said. "Green investing is an offshoot of socially responsible investing, and if it’s right for you, great, but you may be giving up some return." He also discussed whether government investment in green technology will help green companies perform better in the stock market and evaluated the three green funds rated highest by investment research firm Morningstar. Orecchio has been named one of the top wealth advisers in the country by Worth Magazine for the past four years.
Apr 24, 2009
Watching 60-Foot-High Monuments Set Ablaze in Europe’s Most Spectacular Celebration
Apr 20, 2009
Eileen Murray '93 Leads Junior Girls' National Ultimate Frisbee Team to Bronze
When Eileen Murray ’93 began playing club rugby her junior year at Lafayette, she became club president. There was only one problem: None of the students knew how to play. “I had to figure it out and lead the team,” she says. “We got a coach, but I also helped run practices and teach skills. It helped me realize that not only did I like leading a team, but I was pretty good at it, too!" No surprise, then, that Murray coached the national junior girls' ultimate Frisbee team to a bronze medal. The team mounted a comeback victory by scoring five points in a row against Colombia. "It was so great to see the heart and spirit of the girls, and then to stand on the podium with them was amazing," she says.
Apr 17, 2009
Chef Robert Ubhaus '96 Earns High Praise for Bistro that Challenges Palates
After studying in Paris and working in well-regarded restaurants in California, New York, and New Jersey, Robert Ubhaus '96 opened Resto in Madison, N.J. In January, a reviewer from the Newark Star-Ledger wrote, “Resto is an innovative bistro offering its patrons excitement without risk” while rating it 3˝ out of 4 stars. And none other than The New York Times lauded Resto and Ubhaus as “excellent” (the highest rating for a New Jersey restaurant) in March. Ubhaus’ vision is a fine-dining restaurant “without any of the pretension. We want our guests to have the great food of New York City without having to worry about using the right fork,” he says.
Apr 15, 2009
A Test to Catch Pro Athletes Cheating in Their Tracks
Illicit use of synthetic HGH by athletes seeking an edge remains a highly publicized issue in professional and international sports, as a reliable system of detection has proven to be elusive. Thomas Dunlap ’94 and his company, Ceres Nanosciences, have
an agreement with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which will fund a six-month study of the reliability of the company's HGH detection process. “It’s amazing to think that we are a biotech company with a potential product release within two years of starting up,” Dunlap says. “The whole thing seems ridiculous. But at the same time, when you talk about world-class scientists, our scientists are the best among them.”
Apr 03, 2009
Brian Hutchison '93 Costars on Broadway with Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon
Brian Hutchison '93 is costarring on Broadway with acclaimed actors Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon in Eugene Ionesco's Exit the
King. The New York Times praises the production, citing the "genius" of its presentation. "At the beginning of his reign the population was 'nine thousand million'; now there are merely 'a thousand old people,' and 'they're dying as we speak.' These dire statistics are delivered with panache by Ms. Sarandon, Mr. Hutchison, William Sadler (as the court physician, astrologer and executioner) and Andrea Martin," states the review. Hutchison's brother Chris Hutchison '91 also is an accomplished actor.
Apr 01, 2009
