Lazore, a political science major in A&S | Maxwell and a Native American studies minor in A&S, will use the scholarship to work as a curriculum and policy consultant for Indigenous-serving schools.

The Great Oxidation Event (~2.4 billion years ago) marked the first major rise in atmospheric oxygen—an essential development for the emergence of complex life. Researchers from A&S have published a study that refines the timeline of Earth’s oxygenation and highlights a pivotal evolutionary shift.

Bao-Ding “Bob” Cheng G’67, G’69 was the first in his family to attend college, earning a master’s and Ph.D. in chemistry from A&S. His education led to a successful career at Colgate Palmolive and later as founder of his own company. In gratitude, his family established the Bao Ding Cheng Endowed Professorship of Chemistry.