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• Maroon News blog
• Special Collections Research Center
• Uncommon Application
• University Press Chicago
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True Maroons: David A. Kessler, John Ashcroft, Anthony Grafton, David Auburn, John Grunsfeld, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Henry S. Bienen, and Paul Share

YOUR BRAIN ON FAT
“Former FDA Commissioner Reveals Why Americans Overeat” (Chicago Tribune, May 5, 2009)
Former FDA commissioner David A. Kessler, JD’78, answers questions about how fatty dishes loaded with salt and sugar “hijack our brain circuitry.”

GO-EASY ECONOMICS
“Bailout Justice” (New York Times, May 4, 2009)
In an op-ed for the New York Times, John Ashcroft, JD’67, writes: “Justice is a value, the adherence to which includes seeking the best outcome for the American people.”

WIRELESS WORDS
“Princeton to Launch Kindle Pilot Program” (Daily Princetonian, May 8, 2009)
“[The selection of books] actually available on the Kindle is not very impressive,” says Princeton history professor Anthony Grafton, AB’71, AM’72, PhD’75, a user of the Kindle 2. “They will need to do some work on what’s available before it’s totally satisfactory.”

‘HOMEWARD’ BOUND FOR BROADWAY
"Lithgow, Jones, Sadoski and Dano Set for Reading" (Playbill, May 7, 2009)
Pulitzer-winning playwright David Auburn, AB’91, penned a new adaptation of the 1957 play Look Homeward, Angel, which is aiming for a fall 2009 Broadway revival.

STAR TREK
“Grunsfeld Will Ride to Rescue of Hubble” (Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2009)
John Grunsfeld, SM’84, PhD’88, who heads back into space next week on a mission to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, was “a very hard worker” as a student, according to University physicist Dietrich Mueller.

EXAMPLES OF THE UNTHINKABLE
“Future Shock” (Economist, May 7, 2009)
In a review of The Age of the Unthinkable by Joshua Cooper Ramo, AB’92, Economist editors praise his use of case studies: “Ramo uses his anecdotes to make some sharp observations.”

MILESTONES

• “Marsalis, Bienen to Receive Honorary Degrees” (Daily Northwestern, May 7, 2009)
  Before Northwestern president Henry S. Bienen, AM’62, PhD’66, steps down in August he will receive an honorary degree at the university’s 151st annual commencement.
• “Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center Approves Technical Advisory Chair” (NanoWerk, Apr. 28, 2009)
  Research scientist Paul Share, SB’80, was chosen to chair the technical advisory committee of the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center.

May 8, 2009