March 27, 2007
As reported in the Yale Daily News, Bennett has won $750,000 in the Yale Undergraduate Lottery. Open only to undergraduates, this isn't your typical "Pick 5" lottery, but entry requires a research proposal, an exceptional GPA, piles of professorial accolates, and a posthumous "A-OK" from Barry Goldwater. The money will be used to fund his research on elitist sports cars.
March 13, 2007
Not to be outdone by an undergrad (see previous entry), Kat writes, submits, and wins an NSF grant, all in one (business) week. "I'm thrilled about it," she says upon hearing of the reward. "I would have been really bummed if I had spent those four days writing a grant that didn't even get funded. What a waste of time that would have been!" She celebrated by sticking her tongue out at Bennett.
May 2, 2007
Because of her acute geniousity, Franziska has been interviewed as a feature in B Magazine. (See Vol. 8, Issue 1, page 7.) This is the first taste of stardom for Franziska, who has never before been referred to primarily by her last name. Since publication, she has begun to feel the effects of the limelight, insisting on only European chocolate in the candy drawer. (Apparently one bad kiss can spoil the bunch.)
posted by EricaMay 4, 2007
In a conciliatory gesture demonstrating that Erica, as the most senior member of the Baserga lab, may have indeed lost touch with the changing dynamic of C114, Erica has allowed Kat to post to the Baserga Lab website. As part of Erica's penance for holding on to a moderator monopoly, she has been banished to doing public service categorizing boxes of dead reptiles held in storage at the Peabody museum. While she claims to have volunteered for this post herself, the arrival of her parole officer Monday morning to make sure that she attended her first session spoke to the contrary. The Baserga lab eagerly awaits her return with some promised "dinosaur BBQ" as a peace offering.
posted by KatJune 4, 2007
Michael "Cap'n Hubert Sharkbait" Charette has been posing as a post-doc in the Baserga lab for several months now, but only recently has he actually earned his credentials. According to the Dalhousie News, the Cap'n and his wench donned their ship's colors to collect their PhD booty just this weekend.