[Pollinator] Marla Spivak Wins MacArthur Fellowship

[Ladadams at aol.com]

KU Grad receives MacArthur Award


http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.6241281/k.8273/Marla_Spivak.htm



Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:17:06  -0400

From: "Kim Flottum"  <Kim at BeeCulture.com>

Subject: CATCH THE BUZZ - Marla Spivak  Receives MacArther Fellow Award




CATCH THE BUZZ


Congratulations Marla Spivak!


23 New MacArthur Fellows  Announced


Out of the Blue - $500,000 - No  Strings


September 28,  2010





(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.


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 a
nd 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.


"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."


Among the recipients this year  are:


·         a type  designer crafting letterforms of unequaled elegance and 
precision that  span the migration of text from the printed page to computer 
screens (_Matthew  Carter_ (http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/carter) );


·         a biomedical  animator illuminating cellular and molecular 
processes for a wide range of  audiences through scientifically accurate and 
aesthetically rich animations  (_Drew  Berry_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/berry) );


·         a sign  language linguist focusing on the unique structure and 
evolution of sign  languages and how they differ from spoken languages and 
each other (_Carol  Padden_ (http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/padden) );


·         a population  geneticist mining DNA sequence data for insights 
into key questions about  the mechanisms of evolution, origins of genetic 
diversity, and patterns of  population migration (_Carlos D.  Bustamante_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/bustamante) );


·         a  sculptor transforming her signature medium of marble into 
intricate,  seemingly weightless works of art (_Elizabeth  Turk_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/turk) );


·         a public high  school physics teacher instilling passion for the 
physical sciences in  young men and women through an innovative curriculum 
that integrates applied  physics, engineering, and robotics (_Amir  
Abo-Shaeer_ (http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/abo-shaeer) );


·         an American  historian disentangling the interracial bloodlines 
of two distinct  founding families to shed fresh light on our colonial past 
(_Annette  Gordon-Reed_ (http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/gordon-reed) );


·         a fiction  writer drawing readers, through spare and understated 
storytelling, into  compelling explorations of her characters' struggles in 
both China and the  United States (_Yiyun Li_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/li) );


·         a computer  security scientist pealing back the deep interactions 
among software,  hardware, and networks to decrease the vulnerability of 
computer systems and  networks to remote attack (_Dawn Song_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/song) );  and




·         an  entomologist protecting one of the world's most important 
pollinators -  honey bees - from decimation by disease (_Marla  Spivak_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/spivak) ).


For additional biographical information,  video interviews, and 
downloadable photographs, _meet the 2010 MacArthur  Fellows »_ 
(http://www.macfound.org/fellows/2010/) 


"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.


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.


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.



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