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Chris Taurasi, GA15, is a co-founder of Level Studio Architecture. The firm began recording its meetings a few weeks into the startup of the practice and has since used the audio to produce the inaugural season of the podcast “Emerging.” The goal is to provide an educational resource to young professionals in the architecture, engineering […]

Emma Tyler, LA15, started work at the Environmental Protection Agency as the deputy associate administrator for house affairs.

Jeffrey Lee, GA15, Christopher Taurasi, GA15, and Lexi White, GA15, founders of Level Studio Architecture, recently won the 2023 Forge Prize for their EV Charging Infrastructure Concept. Their concept is defined by striking steel canopies that offer shade and vistas in an engaging space that loops and takes about 15 minutes to explore. The trio […]

Arian Jadbabaie, LA15, gave science demonstrations at the Los Angeles Maker Faire and City of STEM Festival in April. Jadbabaie has been involved in science outreach activities and events since his undergraduate years at WashU.

Alicia Olushola Ajayi, GA15, SW15, writes that her research on the history of America’s first majority Black incorporated town — Brooklyn, Ill., founded in the early 1820s — was highlighted in Architectural Digest. In the article, Ajayi discusses how Black town-building was a tool for Black autonomy and freedom, and how it raises questions about […]

Emma Tyler, LA15, was promoted to associate director for governmental affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. As a presidential appointee, Tyler supports Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s engagements with members of Congress and the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Zack Kessinger, BU15, LW18, an All-American college baseball player at WashU, was selected to be the next associate counsel for the Texas Rangers baseball team at their stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Kevin Kosiewicz, BU15, earned an MBA degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management this past spring. He is director of strategy and operations at Lettuce Entertain You restaurants, the largest private restaurant group in Chicago.

Nicholas Lane, EMBA15, celebrated the second anniversary of the launch of his private investment firm, Pilot Equity, in Greensboro, N.C., in April.

Jack Krewson, LA15, founded St. Louis’ first personalized learning middle school, Kairos Academies, which launched in the Dutchtown neighborhood of the city in 2019. Kairos’ approach to student choice and self-direction was highlighted by Forbes as one of the country’s most innovative educational models to prepare kids for the 21st century. Krewson is working to […]