Faculty News

Biology professor Edward Berger will succeed James Wright as the new dean of the faculty as of July 1. A respected researcher in genetics and bioethics, Berger has served as dean of graduate studies for the past three years.

Thayer Dean Elsa Garmire was elected to the Engineering Deans' Council

Board, the leadership organization for the nation's 300-plus colleges of engineering.

Michael Gazzaniga '61, director of the cognitive neuroscience program, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his contributions to understanding the brain and the mind.

Economics professor Steven Venti testified this spring before the Senate finance committee on how to redesign IRAs to encourage savings.

In July Shakespearean scholar Peter Saccio will deliver two lectures on The Winter's Tale and Falstaff at London's newly reconstructed Globe Theatre.