Seth Fletcher, MA ’04, is the author of Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy (Hill and Wang). The book provides a historical overview of the development of the rechargeable lithium battery and shows how the technology enabled the proliferation of cell phones and laptops and is now helping revive the electric … Continued

Carolina Escalera, BJ ’08, was awarded a 2011 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue a career in the U.S. … Continued

Nan Wu, MA ’08, is a multimedia editor at The Wall Street Journal.

Patrick Rollens, BJ ’04, is a community producer for TribLocal.com in Chicago, Ill.

In the “Human Interest” of the Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards competition, Wright Thompson, BJ ’01, of ESPN.com received $10,000 and the Ernie Pyle Award for stories that linked sports figures to some of the year’s top national and international headlines.

Jenna Isaacson Pfueller, BJ ’01, is producing a documentary on second-hand culture called “All Thrifty States.” She traveled across the country during the summer of 2010 and collected scenes and objects in thrift stores. Pfueller said she hopes the documentary will highlight odd things that people own and make a statement about overconsumption in America. … Continued

Rehab El-Buri, BJ ’06, died March 6, 2011, of cancer. She worked in the ABC News Investigative Unit. In 2008, Rehab was instrumental in developing a 20/20 report that investigated how some high-ranking international diplomats in the U.S. would abuse and exploit the domestic workers brought with them from their home countries.

The investigative team of Ben Poston, MA ’07, and John Diedrich of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel were one of the winners of 13 George Polk Awards for 2010. The duo won the criminal justice award for “Wiped Clean,” a series on lax licensing of gun dealers by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms … Continued