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On Our Radar

SO GOOD TO BE BACK

Great job as always on the latest Swarthmore Bulletin! And so good to be back on campus during the recent Alumni Weekend. Thank you for all you do for us. Keep up the good work!
— BRUCE WEINSTEIN ’82, New York, N.Y.

DEEPLY LOVED

My husband Samuel Edwin Woffindin had the privilege of attending Swarthmore for a short period of time after he enlisted in the Navy during WWII. He was awaiting a space in Midshipman’s School at Ithaca, N.Y., as were many other young men at the time. He served on the Lavaca, an attack transport ship, in the Pacific theatre until the war ended.

Sam loved his brief encounter with Swarthmore and spoke many times of how it impacted his life. He passed away peacefully on December 20, 2021, just 10 days shy of his 99th birthday. He was deeply loved!

Best wishes for continued success with your fine institution!
— ANN MARIE S.WOFFINDIN, Asheville, N.C.

“Too much of what we think about misinformation is based on anecdotal data, and we don’t have a baseline truth that is informed by peer-reviewed research.”

—Brandon Silverman ’02, who co-founded CrowdTangle. Story pg. 20

“Most of the time I feel how lucky I am to have such a diverse job.”

—Helene Silverblatt ’70. Story pg. 19

This starry image from a telescope is dark blue on top. The bottom two-quarters are a rust-orange brown and look like ocean waves.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of NGC 3324, a young, nearby star-forming region in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth. Story pg. 40

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