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<DIV>KU Grad receives MacArthur Award</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:17:06
-0400</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">From: "Kim Flottum"
<Kim@BeeCulture.com></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Subject: CATCH THE BUZZ - Marla Spivak
Receives MacArther Fellow Award</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">CATCH THE BUZZ<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Congratulations Marla Spivak!<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">23 New MacArthur Fellows
Announced<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Out of the Blue - $500,000 - No
Strings<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><B>September 28,
2010</B><BR><B></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"> (Chicago, IL) - The John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for
2010. Working across a broad spectrum of endeavors, the Fellows include a
stone carver, a quantum astrophysicist, a jazz pianist, a high school physics
teacher, a marine biologist, a theater director, an American historian, a
fiction writer, an economist, and a computer security scientist. All were
selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important
contributions in the future.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">The recipients just learned, through a phone
call out of the blue from the Foundation, that they will each receive $500,000
in "no strings attached" support over the next five years. MacArthur
Fellowships come without stipulations and reporting requirements and offer
Fellows unprecedented freedom and opportunity to reflect, create, and explore.
The unusual level of independence afforded to Fellows underscores the spirit
of freedom intrinsic to creative endeavors. The work of MacArthur Fellows
knows neither boundaries nor the constraints of age, place, and
endeavor.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">"This group of Fellows, along with the more
than 800 who have come before, reflects the tremendous breadth of creativity
among us," said MacArthur President Robert Gallucci. "They are explorers and
risk takers, contributing to their fields and to society in innovative,
impactful ways. They provide us all with inspiration and hope for the
future."<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Among the recipients this year
are:<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> type
designer</B> crafting letterforms of unequaled elegance and precision that
span the migration of text from the printed page to computer screens (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/carter href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/carter">Matthew
Carter</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> biomedical
animator</B> illuminating cellular and molecular processes for a wide range of
audiences through scientifically accurate and aesthetically rich animations
(<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/berry href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/berry">Drew
Berry</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> sign
language linguist</B> focusing on the unique structure and evolution of sign
languages and how they differ from spoken languages and each other (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/padden href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/padden">Carol
Padden</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> population
geneticist</B> mining DNA sequence data for insights into key questions about
the mechanisms of evolution, origins of genetic diversity, and patterns of
population migration (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/bustamante href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/bustamante">Carlos D.
Bustamante</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B>
sculptor</B> transforming her signature medium of marble into intricate,
seemingly weightless works of art (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/turk href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/turk">Elizabeth
Turk</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> public high
school physics teacher</B> instilling passion for the physical sciences in
young men and women through an innovative curriculum that integrates applied
physics, engineering, and robotics (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/abo-shaeer href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/abo-shaeer">Amir
Abo-Shaeer</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· an<B> American
historian</B> disentangling the interracial bloodlines of two distinct
founding families to shed fresh light on our colonial past (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/gordon-reed href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/gordon-reed">Annette
Gordon-Reed</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> fiction
writer</B> drawing readers, through spare and understated storytelling, into
compelling explorations of her characters' struggles in both China and the
United States (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/li href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/li">Yiyun Li</A>);<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· a<B> computer
security scientist</B> pealing back the deep interactions among software,
hardware, and networks to decrease the vulnerability of computer systems and
networks to remote attack (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/song href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/song">Dawn Song</A>);
and</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">· an<B>
entomologist</B> protecting one of the world's most important pollinators -
honey bees - from decimation by disease (<A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/spivak href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/spivak">Marla
Spivak</A>).<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><B>For additional biographical information,
video interviews, and downloadable photographs,</B> <A title=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/ href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/"><B>meet the 2010 MacArthur
Fellows »</B></A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">"There is something palpable about these new
MacArthur Fellows, about their character as explorers and pioneers at the
cutting edge. These are women and men improving, protecting, and making our
world a better place for us all. This program was designed for such people -
designed to provide an extra measure of freedom, visibility, and opportunity,"
said Daniel J. Socolow, Director of the MacArthur Fellows
Program.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">The inaugural class of MacArthur Fellows was
named in 1981. Including this year's Fellows, 828 people, ranging in age from
18 to 82 at the time of their selection, have been named MacArthur Fellows
since the inception of the program thirty years ago.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">The selection process begins with formal
nominations. Hundreds of anonymous nominators assist the Foundation in
identifying people to be considered for a MacArthur Fellowship. Nominations
are accepted only from invited nominators, a list that is constantly renewed
throughout the year. They are chosen from many fields and challenged to
identify people who demonstrate exceptional creativity and promise. A
Selection Committee of roughly a dozen members, who also serve anonymously,
meets regularly to review files, narrow the list, and make final
recommendations to the Foundation's Board of Directors. The number of Fellows
selected each year is not fixed; typically, it varies between 20 and
25.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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