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Ashley Benes wins GMA dress

‘Eastman Student featured on Good Morning America’

Eastman School of Music master’s degree student Ashley Benes was featured on Good Morning America on Monday, June 29, as the winner of a dress worn by anchor Robin Roberts to the Oscars. Ashley’s mother had entered the contest, writing a letter on why her daughter deserved to win; Ashley plans to wear the dress for her master’s recital next year.

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The Scientist
Alison Spencer, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Rochester, became part of a pretty exclusive club when she landed a summer internship in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's program last summer.

July 2

United Press International
Scientists say implantable cardiac resynchronization devices can produce a 29 percent reduction in heart failure or death in heart disease patients.

June 30

ABC News
"Good Morning America" asked viewers to send in stories about people who deserved to win three Oscar-party dresses for themselves. Eastman student Ashley Benes was astonished when she got the dress, but she quickly recovered and put it on to give it a trial run while she sang.

June 29

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