Names in the news: A fencing star, a crossword champ, and more

Published in the March 7, 2012, Issue

With a top-32 finish at the World Cup in Paris, epee fencer Soren Thompson ’05 qualified to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Thompson also competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. [Miami Herald]

Liza Mundy ’82’s story on “Women, Money, and Power” was featured on the cover of Time magazine. [Time]

Another recent Time article looked at Princeton engineering professor Jeremy Kasdin ’85’s role in the search for Earth-like planets. [Time]

Proteins developed by Caltech professor Frances Arnold ’79 have aided development of biofuels; her current work aims to improve brain imaging. [Bloomberg Businessweek]

Dan Feyer ’99 defended his title at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, defeating 600 top solvers and a computer. [New York Times]

Asset-management analyst Ross Glotzbach ’03 is working to gain approval for a charter school in Memphis, Tenn. [Memphis Commercial Appeal]

The recession has not dampened Broadway box offices, Jujamcyn Theaters president Jordan Roth ’02 told “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. [MSNBC]