Joel Weisberg, professor of physics and astronomy, published an article titled “General Relativistic Geodetic Spin Precession in Binary Pulsar B1913+16: Mapping the Emission Beam in Two Dimensions” in the Sept. 10 edition of Astrophysical Journal.

Kimberly Baker, visiting assistant professor of biology, published a paper titled “PTEN Blocks Insulin-mediated ETS-2 Phosphorylation Through MAP Kinase, Independently of the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Pathway” in the journal Human Molecular Genetics.

Mark McKone, professor of biology and director of Cowling Arboretum, and Stacey Halpern ’93 co-authored a paper titled “The Evolution of Androgenesis” that will be published in a forthcoming issue of the journal American Naturalist.

Mary Louise Knutson, adjunct instructor in jazz piano, performed a solo piano concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. The three-part concert, titled “American Piano,” featured Knutson performing a retrospective of jazz pianists of the 1950s-1970s. Her program included compositions by Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Chick Corea and Dave Brubeck.

Maurice Clark, visiting assistant professor of physics, has had a paper titled “Asteroid Lightcurve Photometry from Goodsell Observatory” accepted for publication in the journal Minor Planet Bulletin. The paper deals with photometric observations Clark made during his summer research.

Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg, associate professor of anthropology, presented a lecture in German titled “A Multidimensional Approach to Reproductive Insecurity” at the Ethnologisches Seminar at the University of Zürich in Switzerland, and presented papers on collective memory, generation and reproductive health at the Medicine, Culture, Power conference at the University of Minnesota. Feldman-Savelsberg also published a chapter titled “Is Infertility an Unrecognized Public Health Problem? An Emic View from the Grassfields of Cameroon” in the book “Infertility Around the Globe: New Thinking on Childlessness, Gender and Reproductive Technologies.”

Robert Bergman ’63, professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, will receive the 2003 James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, sponsored by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society. Bergman studies the synthesis of new organic, inorganic and organometallic transition metal compounds. He and his colleagues use these materials to develop and study new chemical reactions and the reactive intermediates involved in those transformations.

Sally Southwick, assistant director of corporate and foundation relations and coordinator of faculty support, presented a paper titled “Proof of the Solidity of the Town: Quartzite Buildings and Local Identity in Pipestone and Jasper, Minnesota” at the International Conference of Historical Geographers. Southwick also wrote a review of the book “Flight Maps: Adventures with Nature in Modern America” by Jennifer Price that has been accepted for publication in the Spring issue of the Journal of Cultural Geography.

The Carleton volleyball team received the 2001-2002 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award sponsored by Molten U.S.A., Inc. The award honors teams that have matched their dedication to the sport with excellence in the classroom.

The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research has given a $1 million grant to support the University of Washington’s Medical Scientist Training Program and Kyle Garton ’94 was selected as one of the first Allen Scholars. Students in the MST program complete an 8-year combined M.D./Ph.D. degree program. MST scholars are selected for their history of academic excellence and their potential as future physician scientists. Dr. Mary-Claire King ’67, a professor at University of Washington School of Medicine, first approached the foundation with the suggestion it support the MST program. King majored in mathematics and Garton in biochemistry at Carleton.