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A while back, when we did grantwriting, one of our favorite places to go begging was Hedge Funds Care, a charity working to reduce child abuse. It was set up by some of those stock-market geniuses with good hearts and enough cash to buy Australia. So we perked up a little when we got this […]Cardy, Mitchell snare Goldwater Scholarships for biomedical research
Two Flinn Scholars engaged in advanced biomedical research, Lara Cardy and Michael Mitchell, have received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the top national award for undergraduates in science, engineering, and mathematics.
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Officially, there was no Foundation-sponsored trip to CEDO this spring. To which something like 30 current Scholars and alums said, “Yeah, well, we know how to read maps. And we’ve got enough gas to get at least as far as Ajo…”Big Fish
Last time we caught sight of Zeb Hogan (’91), he was wrestling a catfish the size of a grizzly bear. In the National Geographic clip below, he’s moved from southeast Asia to the Amazon, but he’s still working to verify that old Jonah story. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3EvgW16unY]FlinnJobs.com
Are you a marketing and design genius with a passion for strategic thinking, unconventional tactics, and transforming clients’ businesses through one-to-one communication? If so, Jason Baer (’87) wants to throw cash your way. His firm, Mighty Interactive, is hiring an email marketing specialist. Jason’s looking for somebody with a bachelor’s degree; interest or emphasis in […]The view from on high
For other Scholars who might be in the neighborhood and looking for a familiar face, we have a travel itinerary and a few amazing photos (after the jump) from NSEPer Nicole Rennell (’05), who’s spending the year in South Africa: I have been wandering purposefully around South Africa finishing up my second semester of a […]Rocking like it’s 1992
No, we aren’t promising that Eddie Vedder will actually be there, and we don’t know about Matt Dillon and Bridget Fonda. But who cares, if you get to hear Sean Aiken (’02) and the rest of the cover band Outshined play the best of Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and–this is where it gets […]The esq. ledger, British edition
We were looking at this morning’s dismal job numbers, thinking about the price of gas, wondering about the falling dollar… and on the one hand, we were thinking, Maybe it’s the wrong moment enter the cutthroat specialty bakery sector, selling artisanal muffin tops at clean, well-lit shops nationwide. But on the other hand, we were […]Rate your professor
Lisa Schultheis (’88 ) serves as chair of the biology department at Foothill College. And lest you think she’s the lucky one in the arrangement–teaching at what the American Institute of Architects called “the most beautiful community college ever built”–here’s what a student had to say: BEST teacher I’ve ever had. She knows how to […]For information about Flinn Scholars, please contact:
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