Magnet Foundation Newsletter: Fall 2014

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• • Foundation News: New members on the Board

  • Magnet News: Siemens winners and Young Scientist Challenge

  • Alumni News: MacArthur Grant and Wheel of Fortune winner

  • Features:

  • Uncovering Human Origins: Naomi Cleghorn's archaeology career

  • Building a Better Teacher: Elizabeth Green publishes a book on teaching

  • Analyzing and Visualizing Big Data: Danyel Fisher at Microsoft

  • Stories from Silverchips:

    • • New teachers at Blair: Beatboxers, cheerleaders and skydivers come to Blair (September 25, 2014)

      • Junior Rona Yu recruited for college swimming: Yu will swim far (September 25, 2014)

      • Sarah Manchester's big win: What it's like to be on Wheel of Fortune – and win a million dollars (September 30, 2014)

      • Junior Amy Li at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games: Blair junior won gold medal in martial arts (October 1, 2014)

      • Jacob Lurie's "genius" grant: Blair alumni named a 2014 Macarthur Fellow (October 3, 2014)

      • The annual Magnet publication is back: Silver Quest on track to be revived (October 10, 2014)

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