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Flipping the Bird

The surprising strategy for minimizing precooked food waste.

By Summer Moore Batte

Happy Birthday, Roble
Departments

Happy Birthday, Roble

Out of Luck? Try This.
Advice

Out of Luck? Try This.

An expert offers three ways to help you succeed.

by Diana Aguilera

The Pizza Bot
The Dish

The Pizza Bot

Taking food service in new directions.

by Eliane Mitchell

Michael O’Neill Explains and Explores the Miraculous
Features

Michael O’Neill Explains and Explores the Miraculous

As a student, he created a photo-voltaic beach umbrella. But a higher power always fascinated him. Meet the "Miracle Hunter"—not your typical mechanical engineer.

by Sam Scott

The Long-Held Craft of an Aerodynamic Duo
The Dish

The Long-Held Craft of an Aerodynamic Duo

Javelin-making brothers Bud and Dick Held.

by John Roemer

Power Play for Kids
The Dish

Power Play for Kids

The alums behind ‘She Persisted, the Musical.’

by Melinda Sacks

Meet the New Mr. Met
The Dish

Meet the New Mr. Met

The Mets get a new general manager.

by Sam Scott

28 Years Later, NICU Nurse and Former Preemie Reconnect
Campus

28 Years Later, NICU Nurse and Former Preemie Reconnect

When Brandon Seminatore checked in for work at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, the nurse who met him knew his name. And he knew hers.

by Kathy Zonana

Energy Researcher, Professor and Woodcrafter
Farewells

Energy Researcher, Professor and Woodcrafter

Robert H. Eustis

by John Roemer

Academic Who Tackled Controversy with Humor
Farewells

Academic Who Tackled Controversy with Humor

John H. Bunzel

by Rebecca Beyer