Monthly Archives: April 2025

6 posts

Beth Schiff gives back to help uncover the links between health and the environment

Nicholas School Board of Visitors member Elizabeth “Beth” York Schiff AB’81, JD’85, P’14, P’22, has a number of reasons to give back. Her parents, Vann and Ann York, were devout Methodists who instilled their values in Beth and her siblings by serving people in need in their community of High […]

New Software Launched by Nicholas Faculty Optimizes How Energy Supply Meets Demand

Growing up, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri spent four months each year on a remote family farm in the mountains outside Bogotá, Colombia, where she spent halcyon days riding horseback amid dairy cattle and fruit trees. But she also understood the rigors of her rural setting, which had no electricity for many years. […]

More than 150 Nicholas Alums Come Together for 2025 Reunions!

More than 150 alumni congregated at the Nicholas School on the weekend of March 29 to connect with fellow alums over lunch and enjoy a Ted-style talk by Nicholas School faculty. Dean Lori Snyder Bennear welcomed alumni and shared how the Nicholas School is advancing environmental innovations that can make […]

Nicholas School Hosts Board of Visitors and Alumni Council Spring Meeting

The Nicholas School’s Board of Visitors (BOV) and Alumni Council came together on Thursday and Friday, April 3-4, to hear about the latest research being conducted by students and faculty. After a welcome from Dean Lori Bennear and BOV Chair Kathryn Hoenig, MEM candidate Emily Siegel shared her research on […]