Trustee Paula Hayes BA ’92 has received a Portland Business Journal Small Business Innovation Award for her cosmetics company Hue Noir, which develops makeup for women of color. Read more about Paula’s work.

Associate Professor of Biology and Program Cochair of Neuroscience Tamily Weissman-Unni has earned the Murdock Charitable Trust’s 2017 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award. The recognition comes with a $7,500 grant to further support Tamily’s research with undergraduate students.

Danial Afzal BA ’12, who studied theories behind the way media influences our lives, is now shaping lives himself with his award-winning short film, The Survivor. The documentary tells the story of a young student who escapes the 2014 attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan and the grief that follows. Read more about Danial’s film.

Instructor of Jazz Piano Randy Porter has received a Grammy nomination for his album Porter Plays Porter With Nancy King. The project is a mix of swing, harmony, and lyrical adventure. Read more about his exciting nomination.

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