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Janine Benyus is named the 2012 Design Mind Award recipient by the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum go >>

Andrew Grove is interviewed with Gordon Moore for NPR's Mornng Edition on their place in Silicon Valley history go >>

CNN's "The Next List" profiles Dr. Hugh Herr and his Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab go >>

Robert Langer's entrepreneurial drive is profiled in Chemical and Engineering News go >>

Hugh Herr and his bionics are profiled for TechWeekEurope go >>

Dean Kamen joins Elon Musk and Craig Venter to discuss energy innovation at ECOnomics Conference go >>

Kirk Smith shares the 2012 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement from USC go >>

Ruth Patrick, "Den Mother of Ecology", is profiled by the Intelligencer Journal go >>

Ralph Gomory co-authors op-ed in Bloomberg News on transparency for corporate money in political campaigns go >>

Carol Gilligan looks back on her 1982 book ‘In a Different Voice’ in the current issue of Harvard’s online journal Classics@ go >>

Jane Lubchenco is named Woman of the Year by the Women's Council on Energy and the Environment go >>

Bruce Katz is interviewed in Wired magazine on optimizing economic structures for revitalization go >>

Cary Fowler interviewed in The Atlantic on the importance of crop diversity and the vital role of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault go >>

New paper from Brookings’ Bruce Katz on "Remaking Federalism to Remake the American Economy" go >>

Mario Molina co-authors editorial piece on "How to cut climate change in half" go >>

Rita Dove is awarded the 2011 National Medal of Arts go >>

Paul Anastas is profiled in Forbes go >>

Paul Farmer writes editorial in the New York Times on why the global fund matters go >>

Marian Wright Edelman on the need for dedicated support and education opportunities to allow access to the American Dream go >>

The Scripps Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, founded by Nancy Knowlton, celebrates its first decade go >>

Geoffrey Canada to receive the second Harvard Graduate School of Education Medal for Education Impact go >>

Chasing Ice, on James Balog's Extreme Ice Survey, is one of the most-sought tickets at Sundance Film Festival go >>

Paul Farmer talks to CBS about new state-of-the-art hospital in Haiti go >>

Marian Wright Edelman is interviewed on public television's One On One. go >>

Environmental reporter Jane Kay interviews Paul Anastas on his move from EPA back to academia go >>

Ashok Gadgil is awarded the Zayed Future Energy Prize’s Lifetime Achievement Award go >>

Ian Cheney's new film, "The City Dark," reviewed on the Huffington Post go >>

Marian Wright Edelman reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words in Huffington Post column go >>

Mildred Dresselhaus is awarded the Enrico Fermi Award by President Obama go >>

Daniel Sperling interviewed about CAFE, the new federal fuel-efficiency standards go >>

Paul Anastas to depart postion heading EPA's research to return to Yale University in February go >>

Curt Ellis and FoodCorps profiled in Associated Press video go >>

Dean Kamen writes about 20 years of FIRST at the Huffington Post go >>

Elizabeth Kolbert is interviewed on Treehugger Radio go >>

The Boston Globe writes about the genesis of John Harbison's new Sixth Symphony, commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra go >>

Mercury News profiles Ashok Gadgil's Darfur Stoves Project go >>

Rita Dove interviewed on NPR about her work on the Norton Anthology of 20th Century Poetry go >>

Leroy Hood is interviewed by the Seattle Business Magazine on his background, education, work and his vision for medicine go >>

Documentary on James Balog and the Extreme Ice Survey has world premiere at Sundance Film Festival go >>

Watch Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation, serve as host for the 17th Heinz Awards go >>

University of Massachusetts Boston adds another major sculpture by Mark di Suvero to its Arts on the Point go >>

Lynn Goldman interviewed on NPR regarding mercury emissions from power plants go >>

Robert Langer's 34 year career at MIT is profiled in The Tech newspaper go >>

Elizabeth Kolbert posts "Top Ten Signs We Are Living in a Warming World" for 2011 in The New Yorker go >>

Bill Thomas pens an Op-Ed piece on the elderly for BBC News Health go >>

On Paul Farmer's struggle to reassemble a health strategy for Haiti go >>

Andrew Grove and Ralph Gomory contribute to 'roundtable' on returning manufacturing to the U.S. for The American Prospect go >>

Richard Alley is presented with the inaugural Stephen H. Schneider Award go >>

Cary Fowler writes in the Huffington Post about the impact of "Feeding an Ever-growing Population" go >>

Marian Wright Edelman emphasized the role of young people in advocating for change in Stanford University lecture go >>

Ralph Gomory and Andrew Grove contribute to 'roundtable' on returning manufacturing to the U.S. for The American Prospect go >>

"songbirdsongs," composed by John Luther Adams, reviewed in The New York Times go >>

Richard Alley interviewed on EarthSky about his work on abrupt climate change go >>

Joseph DeRisi part of panel discussing how bacteria research can help explore disease and drug discovery go >>

Huffington Post explores the Green House Project developed by Dr. William Thomas go >>

Robert Langer's work on recreating vocal cords profiled in Bloomberg News go >>

Amory Lovins' new book, Reinventing Fire, is released go >>

Bruce Katz co-authors piece for Time magazine on the Pragmatic Caucus and creating jobs go >>

The Atlantic excerpts Sandra Steingraber's thoughts on gardening and climate change from her latest book, Raising Elijah go >>

SmartPlanet interviews Louis Guillette on impact of toxic chemicals on the reproductive systems of wildlife go >>

Joel Salatin is profiled in Time magazine go >>

Indiana University creates AIDS-HIV research grants in honor of Surgeon General C. Everett Koop go >>

Joan Kleypas is interviewed about her research on ocean acidification on EarthSky go >>

Cary Fowler's Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway featured in Dornith Doherty's photographs in Wired go >>

Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute establishes itself in a permanent home in Harlem go >>

Joel Salatin is interviewed for NPR's On Point about his new book go >>

The Wisconsin State Journal writes about John Harbison's commission for Pro Arte Quartet's 100th anniversary go >>

Gretchen Daily wins 2011 Biodiversity Award from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation go >>

Marian Wright Edelman writes in the Huffington Post about adults needing to "shape up and close the hypocrisy gap" go >>

"Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing" by John Luther Adams is performed by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players go >>

The Los Angeles Times profiles Donald Berwick and his work on Medicare and Medicaid go >>

Aaron Beck is co-author on new study showing cognitive behavioral therapy can work to treat severe schizophrenia go >>

Fast Company and EarthSky partner to produce, "Biomimicry, Nature of Innovation," starting with Janine Benyus interview go >>

Andrew Grove's push to accelerate medical research profiled in San Jose Mercury News go >>

Leroy Hood offers "A Personal View of Systems Biology and the Coming of Big Science" in Genetic Engineering News go >>

Curt Ellis talks about FoodCorps on the Nourish blog go >>

Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus is named as the 2012 Acta Materialia Materials and Society recipient go >>

The Medical University of South Carolina interviews Louis Guillette about his work and the 17th Heinz Award go >>

Geoffrey Canada debates questions about the nation's education system on NBC's Education Summit go >>

Geoffrey Canada participates in New York Times debate on the length of the school day go >>

Nancy Knowlton is interviewed on NPR's Living On Earth go >>

Marian Wright Edelman is interviewed by theGrio on education and poverty go >>

Elizabeth Kolbert to receive the David R. Brower Award from the Sierra Club, which recognizes outstanding environmental reporting go >>

Students from Dave Eggers' 826 writing centers collaborate on new book, "Be Honest" go >>

Robert Langer is to receive the 2011 Economist Innovation Award for Bioscience go >>

The Memphis Flyer profiles Cary Fowler and his brainchild, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault go >>

Brenda Eheart receives the Harmony with Hope award from the Elfenworks Foundation go >>

John Luther Adams interviewed by Fairbanks News-Miner on recieving the Heinz Award go >>

The 17th Heinz Awards and the ten recipients are highlighted in The Huffington Post go >>

Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis are interviewed on MSNBC about receiving the Heinz Award go >>

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