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Shelf Life — March 2019
Shelf Life

Shelf Life — March 2019

New releases that inspire us.

Inspired by an Ancestral Land
Campus

Inspired by an Ancestral Land

Engineering PhD candidate Usua U. Amanam describes how his Nigerian heritage informs his path.

by Jill Patton

Farewells

Former Nun Who Trounced Ali

by Vicky Elliott

The Dish

Who’s Warming Your Home

Kathy Hannun, ’09, MA ’15, reduces greenhouse gas emissions at Dandelion, a company that installs home geothermal systems.

by Tom Kertscher

The Dish

Former Card Trots the Globe

Lili “Champ” Thompson, ’17, seeks ”to do things no one has done with basketball” with the Harlem Globetrotters.

by Diana Aguilera

The Freshman on California’s High Court
The Dish

The Freshman on California’s High Court

After eight years of vetting and recommending judicial candidates, Joshua Groban, ’95, takes a seat himself on the state supreme court.

by John Roemer

The Cardinal’s First Baseball Hall of Famer
The Dish

The Cardinal’s First Baseball Hall of Famer

The Baseball Writers’ Association immortalizes “Moose” Mussina, ’91.

by Yanichka Ariunbold

Silicon Valley Leader Steps Up for Major Foundation
The Dish

Silicon Valley Leader Steps Up for Major Foundation

Nicole Taylor, ’90, MA ’91, takes the helm at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which holds more than $13.5 billion in assets.

by Melinda Sacks