Anne Umland ’80 was featured in a December 26 New York Times article titled “Collaborating On the Future At the Modern.” Umland was one of three new top curators appointed to oversee renovation and expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, scheduled to reopen next year. She’s enjoying the collaboration which combines different personalities and skills. “I’m in the middle, a skeptical optimist, a hopeful pessimist,” Umland said. The story was also in the December 31 issue of the International Herald Tribune. Umland was an art history and studio art major at Carleton.

Adipong Brickshawana ’06 wrote a December 23 Bangkok Post article titled “Taking it one challenge at a time” about his experiences at Carleton. An international student from Thailand, Brickshawana found it challenging to adjust to the academic standards and different cultural attitudes. “My freshman year at Carleton was much like an exam: taking it one challenge at a time, with some fun along the way,” Brickshawana said.

Joel Weisberg, the Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Physics, Astronomy and the Natural Sciences, and Abby Hedden ’01, Katie Devine ’02, J. Tyler Green ’03 and a colleague from University of California, Berkeley, published an article titled “Does Tiny-Scale Atomic Structure Exist in the Interstellar Medium?” in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Susan Singer, professor of biology, gave a research presentation titled “Inflorescence Architecture” for the department of computational biology and bioinformatics at the University of Queensland. Singer also presented her research on “The Evolution of Inflorescence Development in Legumes” at a School of Plant Sciences seminar at the University of Tasmania.

David Hunt ’78 was quoted in a December 18 article in the Minneapolis Southwest Journal titled “Pay now, save later? SW college-prep counselor says yes.” Hunt noted how college admissions processes have changed from 25 years since he applied and the process his daughter, Sarah, is now going through. Hunt majored in political science at Carleton.

Carol Rutz, director of the writing program, co-edited a volume of essays titled “Classroom Spaces and Writing Instruction” that theorize the writing classroom in terms of space.

Kathleen Galotti, professor of psychology and cognitive studies, served on a grants review panel for the National Science Foundation in the decision and risk management sciences program.

A December 17 Star Tribune South article featured a story titled “Northfield shares with needy; Hundreds donated pajamas, quilts, gifts and time to the less fortunate.” The story highlighted the Northfield Community Action Center’s annual United Christmas Sharing program. The program began years ago when wives of Carleton faculty members asked the Northfield police how they could help needy families in town.

R.L. Wilson ’61 was featured in a December 14 Star Tribune entertainment section article titled “A 21-gun salute to women.” Wilson, one of the foremost weapons scholars in the world, is the author of more than 40 books, including “Silk and Steel: Women at Arms.” The book is a chronicle of women’s history and involvement in a field traditionally dominated by men.

Jenny Wahl, professor of economics, was quoted in December 13 and 14 Star Tribune articles. Wahl is a member of the Star Tribune’s Board of Economists. The December 13 article was titled “Market watchers expect a defunct dictator’s bounce” about the economic response to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s capture. “I think there’s going to be a euphoric feeling,” Wahl said, “Maybe it will sharpen our focus on why we’re in Iraq. Maybe we can get out sooner.” The December 14 article was titled “Coming in 2004: Strong growth, few jobs” and addressed the economics of the coming year. “We’ve had some lame government policies lately,” said Wahl. “If we have some good short-term number, I think it’s going to be at the expense of long term.”