Topics in this issue of Points include: Contents; Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards (Paula Cohen, Antonia Jameson Jordan); Welcome (Praveen Sethupathy, Xinbao Ding, Wendy Pitman, Mike Shanahan, Tim Dinh, Ajeet Singh, Matt Kanke, Amy Hung, Minli Yu, Heather Muniz, Chris Donahue, Alida Smith); Making the Headlines; Pathway to Independence Awards (Miguel Brieño Enríquez, Stephen Gray); Publications; Links of Interest; Interesting Things to See and Do.