234 posts in 2017 as of yesterday, and because we love a numerical sequence, let's look back today at some of our favorite news stories that appeared here this year, starting with the turn of the New Year: On January 6, Assistant professor in the department of sociology Sarah Shannon had her work cited in a Harvard Law Review article authored by President Barack Obama, The President’s Role in Advancing Criminal Justice Reform January 11 - $1.3 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will allow Franklin researchers (led by Mary Ann Moran) to uncover answers about an important metabolic link that takes place in the Earth's oceans January 31 - Trowelblazers, an international collaboration dedicated to outreach activities aimed at encouraging participation of women and underrepresented groups in archaeological, geological, and palaeontological science, convened and participated in panels discussing women in science at the Royal Society and the London Feminist Conference February 10 - Cinema Politique February 17 - Expression on campus and anywhere in the public sphere has gained renewed urgency - understanding it, championing it, responding to it February 27 - New research from geography on Atmospheric Rivers March 21 - Debugging the Gender Gap, film screening March 23 - Jaewoo Lee: Preserving data privacy April 5 - Franklin students Morgan Gibbs and Mallory Harris named 2017 Goldwater Scholars April 20 - Striking new work from geography researchers describes Thunderstorm Asthma Epidemics May 2 - Communications studies sophomore Kyanna Simone Simpson fratured in HBO movie 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' May 15 - The mathematics of music May 17 - Researchers publish breakthrough in reversing Leukemia JUne 12 - Summer Program in Public History in Washington, DC June 30 - Communicating research to the public July 18 - The Benefits of Being Bilingual July 25 - Anthropology professor helps Hollywood get 'Apes' right August 9 - Campus
