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Michelle Arkin ’90 was awarded a Cope Scholar Award, presented by the American Chemical Society in recognition of excellence in organic chemistry. Arkin was recognized for “pioneering the discovery of potent modulators for drug targets considered undruggable, such as protein-protein interactions and novel allosteric sites.”

Genevieve Bell ’90 was appointed the vice-chancellor and president of Australian National University in January. Bell is the university’s first female vice-chancellor. A cultural anthropologist, technologist, and futurist, Bell works at the intersection of cultural practice and technology development.

Julius Honey ’18 was the project manager for a new mural on 13th Street from Mural Arts Philadelphia. The recently unveiled “Finally on 13th” celebrates Black queer culture and depicts icons of the Philadelphia ballroom scene, a formerly underground subculture.

Binaifer Nowrojee ’86 was appointed president of Open Society Foundations from her previous role as vice president of programs, bringing decades of experience in international law and human rights to the role. “Heading this remarkable institution, the world’s largest funder of human rights, at a time when justice and compassion are under siege, is by far the biggest, and best, challenge I have ever faced,” Nowrojee says.

Hillary Smith ’06 received an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for her research on how glass transitions from a molten liquid to a solid on an atomic level. The award, which acknowledges emerging STEM leaders, will support five years of research in her lab at Swarthmore College, where she is an associate professor.