Lauren Narbey, CNM, PhD, recently successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Patterns of Breastfeeding Among Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Integration of Lactation Support into Perinatal Recovery Programs Across the United States.” Her clinical practice as a midwife and research interests have focused on optimizing care for individuals with perinatal... Read more
April 2024 recipient of the Jeanne Berdink Scholar Achievement Award Nicole Auvil from CMU’s Mellon College of Science received her award for her research in mass spectrometry. Nicole has developed ultra sharp parabolic needle tips which have been nicknamed “Super Sniffers” for their ability to detect the smallest traces... Read more
William Ferguson is an entering PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University’s Material Sciences and Engineering Department in the College of Engineering. He is serving as a graduate research assistant specializing in computational modeling of polymer systems. In addition to a 2023–25 ARCS Pittsburgh Scholar Award (The Fleischner-ARCS Pittsburgh Member Award... Read more
Colin Tang is a first year PhD student in the Mathematical Sciences Department of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is receiving the (2023–25) ARCS Pittsburgh Scholar Award Endowment in Memory of Jack and Gen Esgar, funded by Amy and Keith Arner. While in high school... Read more
