Caltech professor
Frances Arnold ’79 and colleague Willem Stemmer will share the $500,000 Charles Stark Draper Prize for their pioneering work in DNA sequencing. [
USA Today]
TV producer
David E. Kelley ’79 knows his new show,
Harry’s Law, is a long shot, but he’s optimistic that it can find its niche. [
Washington Post]
Calgary lawyer and former Princeton hockey captain
Kirk Lamb ’01 was named the new chairman of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, an umbrella group that oversees Canada’s 10 junior-A leagues. [
Calgary Herald]
Indiana governor and presidential prospect
Mitch Daniels ’71 has received a vote of confidence from an unanticipated group of supporters: Yale undergrads. [
Indianapolis Star]
Ellie Kemper ’02, a cast member on TV’s
The Office, talks about comedy writing and her role in Sofia Coppola’s recent film
Somewhere. [
St. Louis Magazine]