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Class Notes: 2008

Class of 2008 Jordan Berk

Jordan Berk '08 just published his debut sci-fi novel, The Timestream Verdict, in September. It is a love letter to time travel fiction, and centers on a trial for the first-ever case of "temporal homicide," time-travel murder, and the jury pulled in from across the modern timestream that must reach a critical verdict. The victim is a Berkeley physics professor, colloquially known as "the mother...

Class of 2008 Jessica Huang

Jessica (Jex) Huang (B.S. '08) is climbing the world's highest volcano (elevation 22,615') above sea level to raise funds and awareness for the non-profit Range of Motion Project, after receiving corrective surgery and regaining mobility from their own range of motion disability. All alumni are welcome to follow along as they try to enable more people in becoming more mobile and enjoying the...

Class of 2008 Michael D. Thomas

Michael D. Thomas of nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. has been named a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Visionary by the Los Angeles Times. The publication highlighted prominent thought leaders in the California business community who prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion policies within their respective sectors. Michael is a principal in...

Michael Thomas
Class of 2008 2008

Jessica Castillo Vardaro, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at San José State University, won the Animal Welfare Institute’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award in 2021. She is assessing the American pika population’s vulnerability to various threats, including climate change and livestock grazing, through genetic analysis of their fecal pellets. She received a...

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