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Columnist George Will speaks; Andrew Lee '07 earns a Truman Scholarship; Athenas swim to ninth in the nation; CMCAA selects a new president; students sell water for water; plus—the latest in faculty publications.

Endpaper
While visiting the United Arab Emirates for the Women as Global Leaders Conference, seniors Katie Gilmer and Erin Sedloff—and other delegates from across the world—learned more about women's leadership roles in community and social change.

Professor of chemistry Tom Poon shares his eulogy for former student Allison Tease '05; Meredith Holt '07 uses bottled water to help fund a community well in Ghana.

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Summer 2006

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Eats Shoots & Leads
Aided by Mark Brody '83, students take an entrepreneurial approach to conservation at the Wolong Nature Reserve, deep in the bamboo-laden mountains of China's Sichuan Province.

Hot Water
Ethos, the brainchild of Peter Thum '90, operates on a simple concept: water for water.

Treasure Island
Environmental engineer-turned-farmer Suzanne Shriner '89 mines Hawaii's rich soil, yielding premium Kona coffee.

Right on Track
A sophisticated evaluation tool, the Pacific Sustainability Index, enables students to monitor corporate social and environmental responsibility.

Station Break (PDF)
In its 10th anniversary year, the Mono Basin Field Station at the Burger Reserve continues to engage CMC students and faculty with hands-on research.

Going to Extremes
With his latest book, Terra Antarctica, William Fox '71 uses the world's coldest continent to explore human cognition in vast, remote desert environments.

Growth Industry
Terry Gips '73 seeks sustainability on the personal, organizational, and planetary levels.

The Whole World in Their Hands
Environment, Economics, and Politics majors find there are no limits to how they can protect the planet.