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Boundless Impact Campaign Summary

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Stories of impact

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    Portrait of a researcher in a lab
    Graduate student pursues potential therapy for deadly lung disease , article

    An American Heart Association fellowship recognizes Dilruba Yeasmen’s research into an essential signal control that has the potential to inhibit lung scarring.

    Date: Jun 29, 2026 -
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    Headshot of Edward Raimundi
    Veterinary college's new student services director knows what it means to feel lost on campus , article

    Edward Raimundi arrived at college as a first-generation student with no one to show him the ropes. Now he's the veterinary college's new director of student services, here to be the guide he never had for some of the hardest-won seats in higher education.

    Date: Jun 29, 2026 -
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    Photos of Estelle Ward with her dogs, her friends, and in front of her veterinary practice
    VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Estelle Ward , article

    Meet Estelle Ward DVM '88, owner and medical director of West Friendship Animal Hospital in Maryland. Estelle says that "mentorship is one of the greatest joys of the profession" and that small animal veterinary medicine is a people business, first and foremost. Estelle's 20 critters at Starward Farm include seven tarantulas, three snakes and a gecko. She also has a cat named after Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.

    Date: Jun 25, 2026 -