Alumni News
Sahay ’97 Awarded $2.75 Million Grant Neurobiologist Amar Sahay ’97 has been awarded a $2.75 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore how the brain curbs fear, with the goal of developing new therapeutic strategies to help people with generalized anxiety disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sylvan Esso, Featuring Meath '10, on Tonight ShowSylvan Esso, featuring Amelia Meath ’10, made their network television debut this summer when they performed their hit song “Coffee” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Simpson Smith MFA '13: ‘2014’s Most Buzzed About Debut Author’Katy Simpson Smith MFA ’13's new novel, The Story of Land and Sea, is “not only among the most assured debut novels in recent memory,” raved a Vogue magazine review, but also “heralds the birth of a major new talent.”
Isherwood Interviews Umphlett MFA '99 in Sculpture MagazineBennington teaching technician and sculptor John Umphlett MFA '99 was interviewed by visual arts faculty member Jon Isherwood for the September issue of Sculpture magazine.
2014 Alumni Emmy NominationsEarning Emmy nominations this year are Julie Tucker ’89 (Best Casting for a Comedy—Nurse Jackie), Peter Dinklage ’91 (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama—Game of Thrones), and Orange is the New Black, ft. Joel Garland ’97 (Best Comedy Series).