{"id":13560,"date":"2016-04-25T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=13560"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:28:16","slug":"kingsolver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=13560","title":{"rendered":"Joel Kingsolver elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13561\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/04\/Capture-AAAS-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"Capture AAAS\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/04\/Capture-AAAS-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/04\/Capture-AAAS.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biology <a href=\"http:\/\/bio.unc.edu\/people\/faculty\/kingsolver\/\">Joel Kingsolver <\/a>has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the country\u2019s oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers, convening leaders from the academic, business and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing &#8212; and opportunities available &#8212; to the nation and the world.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_cph1_lblPressReleaseDetail\">The 213 new members of the academy are some of the world\u2019s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13571\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13571\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/04\/kingsolver-joel-200X250.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Kingsolver\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joel Kingsolver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_cph1_lblPressReleaseDetail\">Members of the 2016 class include winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Wolf Prize; MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships; the Fields Medal; and the Grammy Award and National Book Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an honor to welcome this new class of exceptional women and men as part of our distinguished membership,\u201d said Don Randel, chair of the Academy\u2019s Board of Directors. \u201cTheir election affords us an invaluable opportunity to bring their expertise and knowledge to bear on some of the most significant challenges of our day. We look forward to engaging these new members in the work of the Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amacad.org\/content\/news\/pressReleases.aspx?pr=10257\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amacad.org\/content\/members\/newFellows.aspx?s=a\">Read the full list of winners.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biology Joel Kingsolver has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 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