Alumni Weekend

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. This video captures the presentation of the trophies and medals to the alumni, faculty and students who were honored as the 74th Annual Alumni Award recipients. For more information about this year's recipients, please visit: https://alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu/alumni-association/alumni-awards. Or contact us at: alumniawards@uchicago.edu.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. This video captures the presentation of the trophies and medals to the alumni, faculty and students who were honored as the 74th Annual Alumni Award recipients. For more information about this year's recipients, please visit: https://alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu/alumni-association/alumni-awards. Or contact us at: alumniawards@uchicago.edu.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On June 8, 2013, members of the University of Chicago community, including alumni, staff, faculty, family, and friends, gathered to honor the 2013 alumni awards recipients. The awards presented to this diverse group of individuals are the Howell Murray Alumni Association Award, Young Alumni Service Award, Alumni Service Award, Alumni Service Medal, Public Service Award, Professional Achievement Award, Norman Maclean Faculty Award, and the Alumni Medal. To learn more about these award categories, the 2013 recipients, and how to nominate a UChicago alumna or alumnus for the 2014 alumni awards, visit alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu/awards.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On June 8, 2013, members of the University of Chicago community, including alumni, staff, faculty, family, and friends, gathered to honor the 2013 alumni awards recipients. The awards presented to this diverse group of individuals are the Howell Murray Alumni Association Award, Young Alumni Service Award, Alumni Service Award, Alumni Service Medal, Public Service Award, Professional Achievement Award, Norman Maclean Faculty Award, and the Alumni Medal. To learn more about these award categories, the 2013 recipients, and how to nominate a UChicago alumna or alumnus for the 2014 alumni awards, visit alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu/awards.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Focusing on the natural and biological sciences, humanities, and political and social sciences, leading scholars in these areas briefly look back at how their fields have evolved and interacted with other subjects over the past half century. They share their personal visions as to what opportunities and problems lie ahead. Audience questions and comments follow the presentations.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Alumni reunite with old friends, participate in tradition, and celebrate our alma mater in the University’s annual singing celebration.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Focusing on the natural and biological sciences, humanities, and political and social sciences, leading scholars in these areas briefly look back at how their fields have evolved and interacted with other subjects over the past half century. They share their personal visions as to what opportunities and problems lie ahead. Audience questions and comments follow the presentations.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Absorption of incoming solar energy acts to heat a planet and its atmosphere. For the planet to maintain a constant temperature, this heating must be offset by an equal amount of cooling. This is accomplished by the emission of thermal radiation by the planet and the loss of this energy into outer space. The exchange of energy between the atmosphere and the planet’s surface is a complicating factor that leads to temperatures warmer than would otherwise exist. In this talk, John Frederick explains how emissions affect this process and what it means for the earth’s climate in the future.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. 2011 UChicago Alumni Public Service Award winner Marianna Tax Choldin, LAB’59, AB’62, AM’67, PhD’79, professor emerita at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, joins other Graduate Library School alumni for Brunch with Books. Choldin has worked to improve library services in more than 70 countries, promoting new technology and intellectual freedom. Winner of the 2000 Pushkin Gold Medal for her work promoting Russian culture and education, she has been studying Russia for more than 50 years. She discusses writers and censors—and writers as censors—in imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet era.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Alumni Emeriti Reunion Committee presents a dynamic discussion examining the College then and now and quo vadis, as it specifically relates to the environment on campus during 1950 to 1953.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The amount of data now being produced in a wide range of fields is overwhelming our ability to analyze it. In this talk, Robert Grossman describes some of the new techniques and approaches that are being used to extract useful information from large amounts of data. Some of the approaches have been developed by such internet companies as Google, Amazon, and Facebook to meet their internal needs and are now beginning to influence how we analyze scientific data. The amount of genomic data being produced is growing especially quickly, and Grossman discusses how this data is changing our understanding of biology and the way we diagnose diseases and deliver personalized medicine.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. After long years of high inflation and economic stagnation in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Brazil is experiencing political stability, a decrease in income disparity, and high economic growth, though not quite at the levels of India or China. What factors contributed to this economic renaissance in Brazil and, to some extent, other economies of the Southern Cone? What dynamics could threaten this growth in the medium and long term in Brazil and Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay? This session will present a broad overview of Brazil and the Southern Cone’s political economy, and offer insights into the reasons for the current situation and an outlook on the future.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. University of Chicago alumni, parents, and friends join President Robert J. Zimmer for a discussion about the ideas, people, and discoveries that shape the University and inform its impact on the global community.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Art is thought of as, to varying degrees, communication, investigation, personal expression, belief, and therapy. Within our university’s rigorous and stimulating liberal arts environment, how is teaching art conceptualized and put into practice? As an internationally exhibiting artist and a professor at the University of Chicago, Laura Letinsky speaks about the relationship between making and teaching art, and the role of teaching in relation to her art, an intellectually creative practice. This session is cosponsored by the Chicago Women’s Alliance.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Mammalian young are born helpless and will only survive if their needs are detected and met by parents, typically mothers. In this talk, Peggy Mason discusses a fascinating recent finding that demonstrates empathic helping behavior in rats. This research adds to growing evidence that caring behavior is found in adult mammals of both sexes in a number of species. The implications of the research are societal, as understanding and reacting adaptively to another’s emotional state is a fundamental and necessary component of social cohesion, increasing cooperation within groups and decreasing the incidence of aggressive acts. Mason also offers some insight into her experimental approaches, given the limitations of inferring motivational state from nonverbal animals.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Alumni reunite with old friends, participate in tradition, and celebrate our alma mater in the University’s annual singing celebration.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Throughout the academic year, UChicago’s Expose Yourself series gives graduate students the opportunity to learn about research taking place across disciplines. We invite alumni into the exciting conversations taking place between the genetics and humanities, between politics and design, between literature and cognitive science (and more). Alumni hear from current graduate students about cutting-edge research in their fields and join in the conversation about the applications of their work inside and outside the academy.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban centers. How do we create policies and programs that improve the lives of residents and optimize the operation of cities? This panel from across campus explores the power of data to inform urban policy decisions, how new modeling and computational methods can improve urban decision making, and examples of data being used to support effective programs. Panel Participants: Colm O'Muircheartaigh Dean and Professor, Chicago Harris; Senior Fellow, NORC Charlie Catlett Director, Urban Center for Computation and Data; Senior Fellow, Computation Institute; Senior Computer Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory Stephen W. Raudenbush Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor, Sociology, Chicago Harris, and the College; Chair, Committee on Education

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Alumni reunite with old friends, participate in tradition, and celebrate our alma mater in the University’s annual singing celebration.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban centers. How do we create policies and programs that improve the lives of residents and optimize the operation of cities? This panel from across campus explores the power of data to inform urban policy decisions, how new modeling and computational methods can improve urban decision making, and examples of data being used to support effective programs. Panel Participants: Colm O'Muircheartaigh Dean and Professor, Chicago Harris; Senior Fellow, NORC Charlie Catlett Director, Urban Center for Computation and Data; Senior Fellow, Computation Institute; Senior Computer Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory Stephen W. Raudenbush Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor, Sociology, Chicago Harris, and the College; Chair, Committee on Education

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Throughout the academic year, UChicago’s Expose Yourself series gives graduate students the opportunity to learn about research taking place across disciplines. We invite alumni into the exciting conversations taking place between the genetics and humanities, between politics and design, between literature and cognitive science (and more). Alumni hear from current graduate students about cutting-edge research in their fields and join in the conversation about the applications of their work inside and outside the academy.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Disparities in health outcomes, quality of health care, and access to health services remain real and pressing problems for those living in underserved communities. Service learning at the University of Chicago provides a unique training ground for medical students interested in improving community health. Kohar Jones, Director of Community Health and Service-Learning, leads a panel with current Pritzker School of Medicine students, addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the next generation of community health advocates.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Oriental Institute was selected by the US Department of State to partner with the National Museum of Afghanistan (NMA) to play a crucial role in the first-ever inventory of the museum’s holdings and assist in the conservation of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage. Positioned on the Silk Road, Afghanistan was the nexus of interaction between numerous cultures, lending an international flavor to the NMA collections. Discover the wide range of treasures housed at the NMA and learn how the Oriental Institute team is ensuring that the holdings are documented and preserved in partnership with NMA staff.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The University of Chicago is, in many respects, the birthplace of social scientific research and practice on urban questions. Now, at a time when the rise in urban migration within and among countries has produced an array of changes, the University possesses a unique set of resources and opportunities to assess and meet these growing challenges. Chaired by urban sociologist Mario Small, Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences, this panel previews plans to capitalize on this history of interdisciplinary research and create an institute that will tackle the issues of the city in the 21st century.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Chicago Harris professor and deputy dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita speaks about political violence. Bueno de Mesquita is an applied game theorist whose research focuses on asymmetric conflict, including terrorism, insurgency, and rebellion. He talks about what an exciting new wave of social scientific research has to teach us about understanding and creatively addressing critical global security challenges, including counterterrorism and counterinsurgency.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On June 2, 2012, the University celebrated the achievements of exceptional alumni, faculty, and graduating students at the 71st Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony. Hosted by the Alumni Board of Governors, the ceremony was held at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel during Alumni Weekend. Alumni, faculty, and graduating students were honored for their contributions to society, to the University, and to their professions. In addition to the Alumni Medal, awards were presented in the following categories: Alumni Service Awards, Norman Maclean Faculty Awards, Professional Achievement Awards, Public Service Awards, Young Alumni Service Awards, and Howell Murray Student Medals.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Leon Botstein, AB '67, offers remarks after accepting an Alumni Medal at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on June 2, 2012. Botstein reflects on the power of nostalgia and the importance of scholarly discourse. He is president of Bard College, music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On June 4, 2011, the University celebrated the achievements of the 2011 Alumni Award winners. Hosted by the Alumni Board of Governors, the 70th Annual Alumni Awards ceremony took place at Rockefeller Chapel during Alumni Weekend. Alumni and faculty were honored for their tremendous contributions to society, to the University, and to their professions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On June 4, 2011, the University celebrated the achievements of the 2011 Alumni Award winners. Hosted by the Alumni Board of Governors, the 70th Annual Alumni Awards ceremony took place at Rockefeller Chapel during Alumni Weekend. Alumni and faculty were honored for their tremendous contributions to society, to the University, and to their professions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A video highlighting how the question of ethics impacts scientists.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Join Graduate Library School alumni for brunch and an engaging talk about Google Book Search presented by Law Professor Randal Picker, Paul H. and Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law and Senior Fellow at the Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. An expert on digital rights management, Professor Picker will explore issues of intellectual property and copyright law within Google's effort to provide accessibility and discoverability to the world's great print collections.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Everyone is invited to attend this alumni-led panel discussion focused on professional networking techniques and best practices. The panel will be led by alumni representing diverse career backgrounds and class years. Following the discussion, there will be a networking reception featuring industry roundtables. The panel and networking reception are cosponsored by the College Class Councils of 1978, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Economist Lee Badgett, AB'82, will lecture on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, providing new ways of framing the issue in light of her research into the economic, political, social, and personal stakes involved. Badgett is associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and holds a joint appointment at the UCLA School of Law as research director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy. Her work has appeared in magazines and newspapers across the country, including the New York Times, Slate, and the Nation.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Join the chair of the University's Committee on Education, sociologist Stephen Raudenbush, for an overview of the Chicago Model for Urban Elementary Schooling. He will be joined by Sara Ray Stoelinga, AB'95, AM'01, PhD'04, director of planning and program development at the Urban Education Institute, as well as faculty members in the Committee on Education to discuss some of the education research happening at the University.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Did you know that while the FDA requires a rigorous approval process for new drugs, there is no such requirement for surgery? Surgeons decide when and how to introduce a new procedure or technology. The University of Chicago Medical Center is a leader in the innovation and delivery of complex surgeries. It is also home to the MacLean Center, the nation's first program devoted to clinical medical ethics. Join Dr. Peter Angelos--who leads the first and only surgical ethics program in the world--to learn about the fascinating potential of advanced surgical techniques in development, and to participate in case studies exploring considerations such as safety, learning curve, and the motivation to use emerging technologies and procedures.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A new book titled Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago demonstrates that though there is no silver bullet for school reform, there is a reliable recipe. Join Timothy Knowles (John Dewey director of the Urban Education Institute and clinical professor in the Committee on Education), Tanika Island-Smith (director of the University of Chicago Charter School North Kenwood/Oakland campus), and three of the book's authors--Penny Bender Sebring, Elaine Allensworth, and Stuart Luppescu, PhD'96--for a panel discussion on their research and the University's involvement in improving K-12 education.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In this talk, environmental scientist Pamela Martin will discuss the environmental impacts of the food system in the United States as well as the impact of our food choices. Working with undergraduate interns and graduate students over the past two years, Martin has been detailing energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and production on some farms currently serving Chicago. She will discuss her ongoing work investigating the potential for establishing regional robust "foodsheds," using the Chicago metropolitan area as a case study.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Explore the baroque interest in meta-theatricality ("the play in the play") with deputy provost for the arts Larry Norman and Court Theatre artistic director Charles Newell. The discussion will concentrate on Pierre Corneille's 1636 L'illusion comique. The play is situated in the theatrical, literary, and artistic corpus of the seventeenth century: in France (Rotrou, Moliere, Descartes, Poussin); in Spain (Calderon, Velazquez); and beyond. Engage in the dramaturgical process and reflect on the contemporary adaptation of baroque theater, in particular Tony Kushner's version of Corneille's play.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Coronary disease is one of the world's biggest killers. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 80 million Americans suffer from at least one type of cardiovascular disease. Currently there are few options to reverse or slow down the progression of the damage caused by hardening of the arteries.Dr. Godfrey Getz (Donald N. Pritzker distinguished service professor in pathology, biochemistry, and molecular biology) and his colleagues are developing a new approach with the potential to undo the damage. It focuses on modifying the protective properties of HDL (the good cholesterol). Learn about his discovery and his collaboration with the University's Office of Technology and Intellectual Property to bring this promising medicine to the public.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In cities all across the United States, millions of low-income families are living in racially and economically segregated neighborhoods characterized by high rates of crime, school dropout, unemployment, and other social problems. For decades public policy has contributed to the concentration of poverty within American cities, including through the construction of high-rise public housing projects like those seen on Chicago's South Side. Changes in recent years to local and federal housing policies have the potential to reduce the geographic concentration of poverty in American cities. Professor Jens Ludwig will discuss the potential implications of this policy shift on the well-being of low-income families.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Geophysicists David Archer and Raymond Pierrehumbert provide a joint perspective on rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere and their expected impact on the earth's climate. It's more than just a question of magnitude--this talk will address just how long (in geological terms) increased emissions will impact the planet's temperature, rainfall, sea level, and ice coverage. What are the ethical implications and economic arguments? Speaking from decades of research, Archer and Pierrehumbert will offer their thoughts on these questions and critique the thinking of some mainstream economists on climate change.Recommended reading:Climate Change: A Catastrophe in Slow Motion; RealClimate.org; The Long Thaw: How Humans are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate; The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2; and Warming Papers (soon to be released by Blackwell/Wiley Press)

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Line up behind your College, division, or school banner (children will have their own Young Maroon banner) at the Bartlett Quadrangle. The University bagpipers will lead the procession through the quads to Rockefeller Memorial Chapel for the 69th Annual Alumni Awards, which celebrates alumni achievement. This year's speaker will be Gary Becker, AM'53, PhD'55, University Professor in Economics, Sociology, and the Booth School of Business, whose research illuminates how economic decisions influence people's lives. A number of other distinguished alumni will receive awards. All are invited to join in the procession and attend Convocation.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Are you experiencing career-related angst? Are you wondering what to be or not to be in the current job market? Please join us for a panel session to gain insights from alumni representing a variety of industries and career paths. Alumni panelists will share their stories and recommendations about the job search process, professional networking, and career transitions. You will also have the opportunity to learn about University resources that may help you manage your own career transition. We will attempt to keep discussion concerning Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to a minimum.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. An examination of the role of gender on campus, as told by female alumni during a series of interviews conducted during Alumni Weekend 2009.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. An examination of the role of gender on campus, as told by female alumni during a series of interviews conducted during Alumni Weekend 2009.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Former students of the Human Rights Program at The University of Chicago talk about their experience in the program. They talk about their Human Rights Internships and how those have impacted their lives.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Former students of the Human Rights Program at The University of Chicago talk about their experience in the program. They talk about their Human Rights Internships and how those have impacted their lives.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Former students of the Human Rights Program at The University of Chicago talk about their experience in the program. They talk about their Human Rights Internships and how those have impacted their lives.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. James Dewey Watson, PhB'46, SB'47, won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the structure of DNA and remains one of the most influential researchers in the field of genetics. Back on campus to receive the 2007 University of Chicago Alumni Medal, Dr. Watson had a wide ranging discussion with alumni, moderated by television commentator Ray Suarez, AM'93.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Nobel Laureate and scientific luminary Enrico Fermi (1901-54) was a pioneering nuclear physicist whose contributions to the field were numerous, profound, and lasting. His legacy continues to color the character of the sciences at the University of Chicago. In this lecture, Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics James W. Cronin discussed the profound and enduring significance of Fermi's life and labors.This lecture was part of A Nobel Celebration held during Alumni Weekend in June 2007 to commemorate the centennial of the first Chicago Nobel, won by physicist Albert A. Michelson in 1907.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In conjunction with a current exhibit in Special Collections at Regenstein Library, this panel session will reflect on the experiences of women at the University-past, present, and future. Deborah Nelson, director of the Center for Gender Studies and associate professor of English, will moderate. The panelists will include: Mary Harvey, associate provost for program development; Elisabeth Clemens, AM'85, PhD'90, professor of sociology and master, Social Sciences Collegiate Division; Heather Booth, AB'67, AM'70, who as a student founded Jane, an abortion counseling service, and has worked with the Democratic National Committee, the NAACP, MoveOn and the AFL/CIO; and Janet Rowley, PhB'45, SB'46, MD'48, Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and world-renowned human geneticist.