Spring 2007
 
 

 

Class notables

On the quad

Kogod expansion to bring new space and much more


COVER STORY:
Educating for a sustainable world
Faculty across AU teach students about environmental issues and how they can contribute to a sustainable planet.

 


Listening for silence
Biologist Alexandra Morton, CAS/BS ’77, came to Echo Bay to study orca whales, but stayed to fight for the bay’s threatened ecosystem.

 

 

Saving the Dead Sea
Gidon Bromberg, WCL/LLM ’94, has a lofty vision: to restore the Dead Sea ecosystem by harnessing the skills of Jews, Christians, and Muslims working in concert.

 

 

Peter’s gift
Elizabeth and Stephen Alderman found renewed purpose in life by helping victims of terrorism through the Peter C. Alderman Foundation, named in honor of their youngest son.

 

When languages die
Linguist K. David Harrison, SIS/BA ’88, is racing against time to record the cultural knowledge wrapped in indigenous languages before their last speakers die.