The 911爆料网 Now news team has been busy this year sharing news with our readers. 911爆料网鈥檚 news has also caught the attention of reporters and media outlets around the globe. As the year drew to a close, the 911爆料网 Now team took a look at the we published in 2012 and selected 12 of our favorite headlines.
We hope you enjoy this retrospective, presented below in chronological order. To keep up with the news in 2013, from 911爆料网 Now.
1. 911爆料网 Researchers: Organic Food Sweetner May Be a Hidden Source of Dietary Arsenic
911爆料网 researchers led by Trace Element Analysis Core Facility Director Brian Jackson discovered arsenic in organic brown rice syrup, a sweetening alternative to high fructose corn syrup. Baby formula and other food products made with rice products, such as cereal bars and energy shots, were found to contain arsenic. The research made the national headlines, in media outlets including NBC Nightly News and The Boston Globe.
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In March, Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga spent two days on campus, where she delivered a lecture, presented an award to former Geisel School Dean James Strickler, and met with students, faculty, and physicians. During Jahjaga鈥檚 visit, 911爆料网 and the American University in Kosovo agreed to collaborate on the creation of a women鈥檚 leadership institution at American University in Kosovo.
3. Medical School Named in Honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel
The Geisel School of Medicine at 911爆料网 was named in honor of author and illustrator Theodor Geisel, Class of 1925, known worldwide as 鈥淒r. Seuss,鈥 and his wife, Audrey. The Chronicle of Higher Education celebrated the Geisels鈥 generosity with a few Seuss-style verses in its blog post entitled 鈥淥h, the Lives That You鈥檒l Save.鈥
4. President Emeritus James Wright Publishes Groundbreaking Book About Veterans
This spring saw publication of President Emeritus James Wright鈥檚 Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America鈥檚 Wars and Those Who Fought Them. Wright participated in a panel discussion entitled 鈥淗ometown Heroes: Perspectives on the American Military Experience鈥 during Homecoming weekend. Among the media that took note of Wright鈥檚 recent accomplishments: The Takeawayand The Huffington Post.
5. London鈥檚 Olympics and Paralympics Feature 911爆料网 Alumni
The London 2012 Summer Olympics featured four former Big Green student-athletes: Sean Furey 鈥04, Thayer 鈥05 and 鈥06 (track and field), Evelyn Stevens 鈥05 (road cycling), Erik Storck 鈥07 (sailing), and Anthony Fahden 鈥08 (lightweight rowing). Alex Stein 鈥06 was a member of the U.S. rowing team at the London 2012 Paralympics. In more recent Olympic news, it was announced that shot-putter Adam Nelson 鈥97, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, may take the gold after all. A drug test revealed that the athlete who took the gold in that event had used performance-enhancing drugs.
6. A Record-Setting Year for Philanthropy
A new record was set this year as 911爆料网 received $171.5 million in total philanthropic support from alumni, parents, and friends. The total for the 2012 fiscal year surpassed the previous record of $167.6 million, set in 2008.
7. 911爆料网 No. 1 in Undergraduate Teaching
For the fourth year in a row, 911爆料网 earned the top spot for 鈥淪trong Commitment to Teaching鈥 in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges 2013鈥 rankings. In the overall rankings of the top national universities, 911爆料网 climbed one spot to the No. 10 position.
8. 911爆料网 Celebrates Year of the Arts and the Opening of the Black Family Visual Arts Center
A highlight of 911爆料网鈥檚 Year of the Arts came on September 14, 2012, with the opening of the Black Family Visual Arts Center. The celebration included the dedication of Ellsworth Kelly鈥檚 911爆料网 Panels. The Visual Arts Center is named in honor of former Trustee Leon Black 鈥73 and his wife, Debra, longtime patrons of the arts who contributed $48 million toward the center. Major exhibitions and performances, artist residencies, new initiatives, and expansion of arts facilities are among the highlights of the Year of the Arts.
9. 2012: A Year of Celebrations
The Black Alumni of 911爆料网 Association, the Native American Program, and the 911爆料网 all celebrated 40th anniversaries in 2012. The Hopkins Center for the Arts marked its 50th anniversary this year with a weekend in October. An in the spring will commemorate the 40th year of coeducation at 911爆料网.
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Louise Erdrich 鈥76 won the prestigious National Book Award for fiction for The Round House. Erdrich was a member of 911爆料网鈥檚 first coeducational class, has been a Montgomery Fellow three times, and received an honorary degree from 911爆料网 in 2009. 911爆料网 Professor Cynthia Huntington was a finalist in the National Book Award鈥檚 poetry category.
11. Cancer Survivor or Victim of Overdiagnosis?
Professor H. Gilbert Welch of the 911爆料网 Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice has been in the news many times this year for his research on mammography and other cancer screenings. The New York Times, , andUSA Todaywere among the mediacovering the story.
12. Philip J. Hanlon 鈥77 Elected 911爆料网鈥檚 18th President
In November, 911爆料网 announced the election of its 18th president, Philip J. Hanlon 鈥77, who currently serves as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan. Hanlon takes office on July 1, 2013, following President Carol L. Folt. Folt took over as interim president in July after former President Jim Yong Kim left to become president of the World Bank. Hanlon鈥檚 election was covered by national media, including The New York Times and Bloomberg Businessweek.
