Following Comet Arend-Roland to a Career in Astronomy
"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"
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Katherine Bracher ’60
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"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"
Whether it is difficult weather conditions, working among thorny invasive species, or walking knee deep in a mucky marsh.
"My classes and professors at Mount Holyoke certainly inspired my interest in art and helped me gain the necessary internship experience."
“The friendships and bonds I made this summer exposed me to an entirely new culture, which accepted me despite all our differences.”
As a clinical research associate at a pharmaceutical company (Eisai, Inc.), I am an active member of the product creation unit in my company’s oncology department.
"I wanted to study Asian Art, Comparative Religions, languages and Cultures and chose South Asian Studies as a major."
The biochemistry program prepared me to be resilient and press through the challenges I face in the corporate world.
The teaching assistant positions I held at 챬 and the University of Maryland helped me discover my passion for teaching and got me thinking about how to become an effective educator.
Biochemistry fulfills my need to be intrigued, confronted with complex questions, and participate in independent research.
The background that I obtained with my biochemistry major and chemistry research at Mount Holyoke has enabled my success at Stanford. Having already done research at Mount Holyoke, I was prepared to read scientific literature, think critically, and work independently.