<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/math-degree-helps-physical-therapist-think-outside-the-box.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>09/27/2021</pubDate><title>How an 'Atypical' Degree Is Helping This Physical Therapist Think Outside the Box</title><description>The typical student pursuing a career in physical therapy will complete an undergraduate degree related to biology or public health. But Franklin &amp; Marshall College alumnus Cory Hecht '17 was...After graduating with a mathematics degree, F&amp;M alumnus embraced his math background and earned a doctorate of physical therapy from Columbia University</description><author>Alicia Morrissey</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/10414555582679357-cory-hecht.4.208.3024.1822.full.jpg" alt="Cory Hecht 17"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Mathematics</tag></tags></item>