Andy Rooney โ42 Pโ74, GPโ05, the พรพรสำฦต curmudgeon known by millions for his slice-of-life commentaries on โ60 Minutes,โ has died at the age of 92. CBS said he died from complications from a recent surgery.
Sasha Reed โ97, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo will speak at พรพรสำฦต at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Love Auditorium, Olin Hall. For those who canโt attend the free session, his talk will be webcast live, allowing online viewers to pose questions and interact with other viewers.
The life of Manning Marable, the prolific author and founding director of the Africana and Latin American Studies Program at พรพรสำฦต, will be celebrated Monday (Oct. 24) with two campus events that also will be webcast live.
Charlie Holbrow, who taught at พรพรสำฦต for 36 years and is the Charles A. Dana Professor of physics, emeritus, has been awarded the 2012 Oersted Medal for his major contributions to physics education and research.
If the blue smear on 4-year-old Liam Rogersโs smiling face, courtesy of the clump of cotton candy in his hand, was any indication, Friday afternoonโs Gate-Town Connection Barbecue on Whitnall Field was a success for its student organizers.