Tricia Compas-Markman, 2011 Legacy winner, is a finalist for a Cartier Women’s Initiative Award

October 19, 2012

Tricia Compas-Markman traveled to France in October as one of 3 finalists representing North America for the The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards.   An international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum,  McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards  identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs.  Tricia founded DayOne Response, Inc, which designs and manufactures an easy-to-transport personal watertreatment system that cleans water in emergency situations.  Tricia’s presentation can be heard at Cartier Womens Intiative

Lisa Randall, 2009 Creativity Laureate, authors e-book, HIggs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space

October 18, 2012

In Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space,  theoretical physicist and Harvard University professor Lisa Randall writes about the July discovery of a new particle at the Large Hadron Collider and its implications. Randall’s previous books Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions and Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World were both on the New York Times’ list of 100 Notable Books of the Year.  Randall recently appeared on the Charles Rose Show to discuss Higgs Discovery and Warped Passages. The interview can be heard at http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12592/  

Dance group founded by 2012 Creativity Laureate Mark Morris to headline International Arts Festival

September 06, 2012

The Mark Morris Dance Group will headline the Ringling International Arts Festival in Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida with performances October 10-13, 2012. Presented annually since 2009, the Ringling International Arts Festival is produced under the artistic direction of the Baryshnikov Arts Center with Sarasota’s The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.  For a recent article by Carrie Seidman, arts writer for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, on Mark Morris and his choreography visit http://artssarasota.com/2012-08-31/section/riaf-mark-morris-dance-group-to-headline-festival/

Johnnetta B. Cole, 2011 Creativity Laureate, delivers keynote at University of Michigan conference

July 02, 2012

Johnnetta B. Cole, 2011 Creativity Laureate and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, was the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) Conference: 30 years of Leadership, Legacy and Change.  The topic of Cole’s speech was “The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion in American Higher Education.“

Meryl Streep, 2008 Creativity Laureate, portrays Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.“

December 26, 2011

Academy award winner Meryl Streep, portrays former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in the recently released film, “The Iron Lady.“ Streep was recently interviewed by Morley Safer on 60 Minutes about acting, her career and her latest role. You can hear the segment and read the transcript at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57344532/the-many-faces-of-meryl-streep/.  Also visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/movies/for-iron-lady-armor-added-to-streeps-wardrobe.html?scp=1&sq=streep&st=cse for more coverage on Streep’s latest film.