Long Island City resident, Postbac Premed student, and classical violinist Benjamin Robison was granted a $72,000 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Knowledge Networking Award for developing Fractor: Act on Facts, a web application that matches news stories with opportunities for social activism and community service.
Peter Awn, Dean of the School of General Studies (GS), awarded the School's Medal of Distinction to Roger Pilon '71GS, a Constitutional scholar who is the vice president for legal affairs at the Cato Institute.