Geeta Dayal ("Computer, Composer") is a Los Angeles–based journalist who writes about technology and the arts. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and Wired.
Laurent Hrybyk ("A Study in Urban Agriculture") is an illustrator, designer, and animator living in Baltimore. Past clients include The New York Times, Baltimore magazine, The Atlantic, and NPR.
Tom Kertscher ("Mapping the Universe's Origin Story") is a former newspaper reporter living in Milwaukee. As a freelancer, he is a contributing writer for PolitiFact.com and a sports reporter for the Associated Press.
Melanie Lambrick ("Mock Interviews Forge Real Connections," illustration) is a Montreal-based artist. In addition to making illustrations for editorial clients, she has produced work for Volkswagen, Uber Eats, and UNESCO.
Julie Scharper ("Hope for Alzheimer's"), A&S '01, is a freelance writer in Baltimore. She previously worked as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun.
Andrea Ucini ("Hope for Alzheimer's," illustration, p. 38) is a Denmark-based illustrator whose work has appeared in Outside Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
On the cover
Photographer Eric Draper shot this striking image of Richard A. White (see "Big Brass, Bigger Dream") under the bright lights of the stage in University of New Mexico's Keller Hall. "I wanted to show that Richard is a uniquely gifted artist with starlike qualities," he says. "My goal was to illustrate his physical presence, which actually reflects the tone and bravado he creates with his tuba. Richard and his tuba are a perfect match." Draper, based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, was President George W. Bush's chief photographer for all eight years of his administration.
