Creating a New Campus Community

When Heber Nielsen was starting out in maternal-fetal research, he didn’t yet know how to navigate grant applications or secure the support that makes discovery possible. A mentor nominated him for a fellowship, which he won—and which carried him through the challenging early years.

Carolyn and Heber Nielsen

As a professor, Kanchan Ganda, J00P, M04P, kept a cabinet and fridge stocked full of food in her office. She knew students sometimes went hungry to afford tuition, and she wanted to help.

Kanchan Ganda, J00P, M04P, and Om Ganda, J00P, M04P

George Schneider, M65, A90P, began to appreciate the value of preven­tive medicine and public health during the global pandemic. 

Patricia, J63, A90P, and George Schneider, M65, A90P