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Beer Today, Beer Tomorrow
From the Fall 2025 edition of Macalester Today Of the many business enterprises threatened by climate change, beer may be the most ubiquitous. Though it’s still the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet, growing demands on water resources and challenges facing the farming of barley and hops mean beer is now facing a cloudy future. But there’s some cheering news coming out of Denmark, where global beer and beverage giant Carlsberg has been making big strides toward m
Laura Billings Coleman
Jan 54 min read


Hometown Headliner
Katherine Ann Rowlands '88 is leading a local news renaissance from her own backyard By Laura Billings Coleman | Macalester Today, Summer...
Laura Billings Coleman
Oct 10, 20254 min read


Painting Women Back into Art History
Written for the 2025 edition of MCAD's CUT/PASTE To celebrate her sixtieth birthday, Patricia Olson ’98, MFA, painted a self-portrait in...
Laura Billings Coleman
Jul 14, 20253 min read


Remaking the Natural World
Written for the 2025 edition of MCAD's CUT/PASTE Gina Louise ’94 makes sculpture on a grand scale, from recreating the geology of...
Laura Billings Coleman
Jul 8, 20253 min read
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