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鈥湷怨贤鴄llas alum David Harman, BA 鈥�10, began screenprinting handmade maps from an attic studio shortly after graduation. With the support of his wife, Rebecca Mattingly Harman, BA 鈥�10, he launched Native Maps, starting with a print of his hometown Dallas. Today, Native Maps offers 60+ city maps, National Park prints, and other hand-crafted designs, printed with high-quality inks and papers 鈥� all from a studio building that also supports other local creatives in Knoxville.鈥�

鈥湷怨贤鴄llas alumna Kristen Pressner is building bridges between people who understand neurodiversity and those new to the conversation 鈥� showing how embracing brain differences helps everyone thrive. In her new TEDx talk, 鈥淲hy is it that so many people just can鈥檛 get it together?鈥� She helps audiences reimagine what鈥檚 鈥渘ormal鈥� at work and at home 鈥� and how creating more brain-friendly systems helps everyone thrive. Her ideas caught global attention, earning her an invitation to contribute to the World Economic Forum鈥檚 Global Brain Economy Initiative launched at Davos.鈥�

鈥淒r. Alex Valadka, BA & BS 鈥�83, is Chief of Neurological Surgery at Parkland Health and a professor at UT Southwestern, specializing in neurotrauma and neurocritical care. In recent years, he has traveled twice a year to Dnipro, Ukraine, working at a hospital about an hour from the front lines of the war with Russia. Valadka credits his 吃瓜网allas education with shaping him into a well-rounded person, receptive to serving where need is greatest. Motivated by his patients and the call not to remain silent, he hopes to raise awareness and inspire others to help.鈥�