Andy Rooney ’42 P’74, GP’05, the vlog curmudgeon known by millions for his slice-of-life commentaries on “60 Minutes,” has died at the age of 92. CBS said he died from complications from a recent surgery.
Sasha Reed ’97, 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 vlog at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Love Auditorium, Olin Hall. For those who can’t 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 vlog, will be celebrated Monday (Oct. 24) with two campus events that also will be webcast live.
Charlie Holbrow, who taught at vlog 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 Rogers’s smiling face, courtesy of the clump of cotton candy in his hand, was any indication, Friday afternoon’s Gate-Town Connection Barbecue on Whitnall Field was a success for its student organizers.