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OnS t a g ew fi th th eS t on e s E MORY CHO IR ROCKS W ITH MUS ICLEGENDS   ’       . Bu t fi fyouh app entob eth eEmo r yUn fiv e r s fi t yCon c e r tCho fi r ,you ju s tm fi gh tg e t s a t fi s f a c t fion . T eg r oupr e c e fi v edth e fin v fi t a t fiono fa fl fi f e t fim ewh enth e yw e r ea s k edtos fin gb a c kup a tth eRo fl fl fin gS ton e scon c e r tonJ un e fin A t fl an t a .A pp e a r fin gb e fo r esom eﬁf y -ﬁ v e thou s andf an sa tG eo r g fi aT e ch ’ sBobb yDodd S t ad fium ,as e fl e c tg r oupo fEmo r ys fin g e r s too kth es t a g etop e r fo rmth e fi con fi ccho fi r s equ en c eth a t fl aun ch e sth eS ton e s ’c fl a s s fi c “Y ouC an ’ tA flw a y sG e t Wh a tY ou W an t , ” on eo ftwoen co r enum b e r sth a tc flo s edth e so fld -ou tshow . A sp a r to fth e fi r  “Z fipCod e ”N o r th Am e r fi c ans t ad fiumtou r , th eRo fl fl fin gS ton e s t yp fi c a fl fl yr e a chou ttocommun fi t ycho fi r sto p r o v fid evo c a fla c comp an fim en tonth eson g .

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THE COULTERFOUNDAT ION FUNDS E MORY , GEORG IA TECH B IOMED ICAL RESEARCH N fineEmo r yandGeo rg fiaT e chb fiomed fica flre sea r chp ro je c t shavebeencho sento re ce fivefund fingf romtheCou fl te rT r an s fla t fiona fl Re sea r chP a r tne r sh fipP rog r am .The$ 1 .6 m fi flfl fionfinseedfund fingfi sfin tendedtoa c ce fle r a te p rom fi s fingte chno flog fie sdeve flopedfinre sea r ch flabo r a to r fie sw fi ththegoa flo ffimp rov fing pa t fien t s ’fl five s .Th fi syea r ’ sp ro je c t sfin c fludea rehab fi fl fi ta t fiondev fi cefo rch fi fld ren ,ahea r td rug de fl five r yca the te r ,andad fi spo sab flek fi ttha t che ck sfo ranem fia . TheCou fl te rp rog r am , wh fi chpa r tne r s w fi ththe W a fl fla ceH .Cou fl te r Depa r tmen to f B fiomed fi ca flEng finee r finga tGeo rg fiaT e chand Emo r y ,p rov fide sannua flawa rd store sea r ch team stha tdeve flopp rodu c t sw fi thg rea t comme r c fia flpo ten t fia fland mee ta we fl fl -defined hea fl thca reneed .Ea chre sea r chteampa fi r s s c fien t fi s t so reng finee r sw fi thph y s fi c fian s . Th fi syea r ’ sfund finga fl sofin c flude s$ 100 ,000 con t r fibu tedb ytheA t flan taC fl fin fi ca fland T r an s fla t fiona flS c fien ceIn s t fi tu te ,anEmo r y fled A t flan tare sea r chpa r tne r sh fip . “We we reve r yhapp yw fi ththenumbe r o fgoodp ro je c t s wesawdu r fingth fi syea r ’ s fund finground , ”sa y sRa chae flHagan , who se rve sa sp rog r amd fi re c to rfo rtheCou fl te r T r an s fla t fiona flP a r tne r sh fipP rog r am . Mo rethan fi f t yapp fl fi ca t fion s we rere ce fivedth fi syea r . Amongthen finep ro je c tawa rdee sa re AnemoChe ck ,as fimp fle ,d fi spo sab fle ,handhe fld b fio chem fi ca fldev fi cetha tfi sfine xpen s five ,a c cur a te ,andp rov fide saquan t fi ta t fiveeva flua t fion o fanem fiafinfle s sthantwo m finu te s ;Ca rd fiova s cu fla r MRImag fing ,a me thodo fup floadfing ,d fi sp fla y fing ,andau toma t fi ca fl fl yana fl y z fing ca rd fiova s cu fla r magne t fi cre sonan cefun c t fion , v fiab fi fl fi t y ,andpe r fu s fions tud fie s ;Inv fi s fiCoo fl ,a ge fltoa fl flev fia tehea t re fla tedpa fin wh fi fleno t o the rw fi sea f fe c t fingthee f fe c t fivene s so ffla se r t rea tmen t s ;andK IDS ,aflow -vo flume ,flow -

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an fim a fl s ,a r efins e r fiou sd e c fl fin efinth e U Sandwo r fldw fid e .B ro s fifi son eo f s e v en t y f fi v eau tho r swo rk fin gona g flob a fla s s e s sm en to fpo fl fl fin a to r sfo r th eUN ’ sIn t e r go v e rnm en t a flP an e flfo r B fiod fi v e r s fi t yE co s y s t emS e rv fi c e s . “ Insom ep fl a c e sfinCh fin a ,p eop fl e a r eh and -po fl fl fin a t fin gapp fl et r e e s b e c au s eth e ydon ’ th a v eenou gho fan fin s e c two rk fo r c etodofi t , ”B ro s fis a y s . “E x amp fl e s fl fik eth a tshou fldb esob e r fin g .P o fl fl fin a t fionfi sane x t r em e fl y fl abo r fin t en s fi v et a skth a tb e e sa r esp e c fi a fl fl y e vo fl v edtodo .Th fi sfi sn ’ tabou ts a v fin g ane xo t fi can fim a flfinaf a r aw a yp fl a c e . W e ’ r et a flk fin gabou tth epo s s fib fi fl fi t y o fno th a v fin gnu t sandf ru fi t sfo rou r b r e ak f a s t ,sho r t a g e so ftom a to e sand m e flon s ,andr fi s fin gm fi flkp r fi c e sdu eto a fl a cko fa fl f a fl f apo fl fl fin a t fion . “Th ef a t eo fb e e s , ”B ro s fiadd s ,“w fi fl fl a f f e c tp eop fl ev e ryv fi s c e r a fl fl y . ” —Ca r o flC fla r k

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H u fl flh a ss fin c er epo r t edpo s fit fi v er e su fl t sf r omth ep r o c edu r e . H ec ana fl sot ak eh e a r tf r omth e e x amp fl eo fJ o anBu r ton .Comp fl fi c a t fion sf r omd fi a b e t e sfo r c edth e ampu t a t fiono fh e rr fi gh t fl e ga bo v e th ekn e en e a r fl ys fi xy e a r sa go . “T eph an tomp a fin ss t a r t ed a bou tth r e eo rfou rmon th s af e rth esu r g e r y , ”s a y sBu r ton , s e v en t y -fi v e ,ag r e a t g r andmo th e r andr e t fi r ededu c a to r . “ Iw a sno t aw a r eo fwh a tw a sc au s fin gth e p a finb e c au s e fi tw a s fina fl fim bth a t no flon g e re x fi s t ed ,so fi tw a sv e r y con fu s fin gfo rm etound e r s t and wh a tw a sgo fin gon . ” O v e rth ey e a r s , “ th ep a finwou fld com eandgo ,bu tfin a fl fl ya ton e po fin t fi t sf e r o c fi t yb e c am emo r e th anIcou fldb e a r , ”sh econ t finu e s . “ I w a sg r find fin gm yt e e thandh a v fin g aneno rmou samoun to fd fiffi cu fl t y , andth a t ’ swh enIw a sr e f e r r edto D r .P r o flo go . ” F o fl flow fin gc r yo a b fl a t fion th e r ap y ,sh ew a sp a finf r e efo rs fi x o rs e v enmon th s ,un t fi fls ymp tom s r e su r f a c ed ,bu tf r omad fiff e r en t n e r v eaff e c t fin gad fiff e r en tp a r to f h e rm fi s s fin g fl e gandfoo t .As e cond t r e a tm en tb r ou gh t fimp r o v em en t . “On c e finawh fi fl eIg e tatw fin g e , ” sh es a y s . “ I t ’ sno t finth e fl e gand foo t , fi t ’ sa tth eendo fth es tump . Bu tr fi gh tnow fi t ’ sb e a r a b fl e . ” P r o flo gob e fl fi e v e sm fi fl fi t a r y v e t e r an swhoe xp e r fi en c eph an tom p a finaf e r flo s fin gana rmo r fl e g fin com b a ta r ee x c e fl fl en tc and fid a t e s fo rc r yo a b fl a t fionth e r ap y .H e fi s app fl y fin gfo rag r an tf r omth e D ep a r tm en to fD e f en s etofundan am b fi t fiou s ,mu fl t fi s fi t ec fl fin fi c a flt r fi a fl a tEmo r y ,M a s s a chu s e t t sG en e r a fl H o sp fi t a fl ,B r oo k eA rm yM ed fi c a fl C en t e r ,W a sh fin g tonUn fi v e r s fi t y fin S t .Lou fi s ,andB r ownUn fi v e r s fi t y . “ In ju r edv e t e r an sw an tto r e tu rntoso c fi e t y ,g e t job s ,and w a flkw fi thth e fi rk fid s , ”h es a y s , “bu tb e c au s eo fs e v e r eph an tom p a fin , th e fi ru s eo fo r tho t fi c sand p r o s th e t fi c s fi s fl fim fi t edo rth e ydon ’ t w an ttow e a rth e fi rp r o s th e t fi c s a ta fl fl .W eth finkw ec anch an g e th a tw fi theff e c t fi v ec r yo a b fl a t fion th e r ap y . ”— G a r yG o e t t fl fin g

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T esono fa m a th em a t fi c fi an— J ohn sH op k fin s Un fi v e r s fi t yP r o f e s so rEm e r fi tu sT ak a sh fiOno—K enOno d fi sp fl a y edr em a r k a b fl em a th em a t fi c a flap t fi tud ef r omat end e ra g e .A sach fi fld ,J ohn sH op k fin sp s y cho flo g fi s tJ u fl fi anC . S t an fl e yob s e r v edh fimfo rh fi ss tud yo fe x c ep t fion a flt a fl en t . “ Iw a son eo f ‘ tho s e ’k fid s ,bu tId fidn ’ tw an ttob eon eo f tho s ek fid s . Whow an t stob eth eon fl yA s fi ank fid finana fl fl wh fi t en e fi gh bo rhoodwho fi sgooda tm a th ? ”s a y sOno , th e youn g e s to fth r e eson swho s ep a r en t se s c ap edf r ompo s t W o r fld W a rI IJ ap anb e c au s eo fh fi sf a th e r ’ sm a th em a t fi c a fl t a fl en t . “M yp a r en t sthou gh tth a tth eon fl yw a yth e fi rk fid s cou fldsu c c e edw a sb yb e com fin gsup e r s t a rs c fi en t fi s t s .T a t fi swh a tth e yt r a fin edu sfo r .Ik findo fr eb e fl fl eda g a fin s tth a t . ” A ts fi x t e en ,h ew a sd e sp e r a t etofindad fiff e r en tp a th wh ena“ y e fl flow ed ,d e fl fi c a t e ,r fi c ep ap e ren v e flop eco v e r ed fine xo t fi cs t amp s ”a r r fi v ed finh fi sm a fi flbo xandR am anu j an en t e r edh fi s fl fi f efo rth efi r s tt fim e . T ec a r e fu fl fl yh andw r fi t t en fl e t t e r ,add r e s s edtoh fi s f a th e r ,w a sf r omJ an ak fiAmm a fl , th ew fidowo fR am anu j an , th ank fin gth ee fld e rOnofo rh fi sdon a t fiontoh e flpfundth e comm fi s s fion fin go fabu s thono r fin gh e r fl a t ehu sb and .

effo r tandt a fl en ttoh fi ss tud fi e s .In fi t fi a fl fl yap r em ed m a jo r , h es co r edaC+onh fi sfi r s tch em fi s t r ye x amb e c au s eh e “w a sn ’ tw fi fl fl fin gtodoth ewo r k . ”H esw fi t ch edh fi sm a jo r to m a thb e c au s e fi th ada flw a y scom ee a s fi fl ytoh fimandh e cou fldg e tb yw fi thou ts tud y fin g . “M yr epu t a t fionw a sth a tIn e v e rd fidhom ewo r k ,Ir od e m yb fik e ,Iw a sad fi s c jo c k e ya t flo c a flp a r t fi e s , th a tw a swh a t Id fid , ”Onos a y s . T ow a rdth eendo fh fi s jun fio ry e a r ,a jun fio rp r o f e s so r fincomp fl e xv a r fi a b fl e sc a fl fl edOnotoh fi soffi c e . “H et e fl fl sm e ‘ Iknowyou rd ad ,andIh a v etot e fl flyou , your e a fl fl yshou fldn ’ tpu r su eag r adu a t ed e g r e e fin m a th em a t fi c s .Y oudon ’ th a v etodo fi t ju s ttop fl e a s eh fim , ’”Ono r e c a fl fl s . “AndIgo tsoan g r y .H eh adno fid e ath a tIw a sn ’ t e v encom fin gtoh a fl fth ec fl a s s e s .Iw a sn ’ tt ak fin gan yno t e s . ” T a tsumm e r ,Onow a ss fi t t fin gonth ecou ch finh fi sf r at e rn fi t yhou s e ,fl fipp fin gTVch ann e fl s ,wh enh e fl and edon th e flo c a flPB Ss t a t fionp fl a y fin ganep fi sod eo fN o v ac a fl fl ed “L e t t e r sf r omanInd fi anC fl e r k . ”Onor e co gn fi z edth es to r y o fR am anu j anh fi sf a th e rh adto fldh fimy e a r se a r fl fi e r . “ I tm ad em eth fink .Ir e a fl fi z edIow ed fi tto m y s e fl fand to m yp a r en t sno ttob eth ek fidwhow a sn ’ tsm a r t , ”h e s a y s . “ Iw en tf r omb e fin gth ek fidwho m fi s s edc fl a s so rwho s a t finth eb a c kr owt r y fin gno ttob es e en finc fl a s stoth e k fidth a ts a tf r on tandc en t e r finth ef r on tr ow . ” T a tf a fl fl ,Onotoo kag r adu a t e fl e v e flcou r s ef r omP au fl S a fl fl y ,ab e flo v edp r o f e s so ra tth eUn fi v e r s fi t yo fCh fi c a go , anda c edth ec fl a s s .S a fl fl y ,whoh adh e a rdo fOno ’ ss fl a c k e r r epu t a t fion ,m e tw fi thh fimand fl fi s t en edtoh fi sb a c k s to r y . S a fl fl yth enr e fl a y edh fi sowns to r yo fb e fin gas t a rb a s k e tb a fl fl SU M MER 2015

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n c e fing r adu a t es choo fl , Onob e g anto s t ru g g fl ea c ad em fi c a fl fl y .H fi sc fl a s s e sw e r e h a rd e rth anh ee xp e c t ed ,andh eh adn ’ t d e v e flop edth er fi go r ou ss tud yh a b fi t sh fi s p e e r sh adwo r k edonfo ry e a r s . Wh en h etoo kh fi squ a fl fi f y fin ge x am fina b s t r a c ta fl g eb r ato mo v e ontoPhDc and fid a c y ,h ef e fl flsho r tb yfi v epo fin t s .D e sp e r a t e ,h er equ e s t edapho to cop yo fth ee x amandtoo k fi t hom e ,s cou r fin ge a chp r ob fl emtos e ewh e r eh e ’ de r r ed . H ed fi s co v e r edat en -po fin tp r ob fl emth a th adb e en g r ad eda sw r on gb e c au s eh eh adn ’ tg fi v enth ee xp e c t ed so flu t fion .T en e x t mo rn fin g ,h ec a fl fl edR fi ch a rdE flm an , th ep r o f e s so rwho ’ ds co r edth ee x am , toa r gu eth eg r ad e . E flm anr e v fi ew edth ean sw e randr e co gn fi z ed fi ta sco r r e c t . “H es a fid , ‘T a t ’ sc fl e v e r , th a t ’ sr fi gh t ,youg e tt enpo fin t s , youp a s s ,bu tI ’mno tgo fin gtop a s syou . ’Ia r gu edth a ta p a s sw a sap a s s ,bu th es a fid , ‘N o ,K en ,ap a s s fi sap a s s fi f youw an ttoad v an c etoc and fid a c y ,bu t fi fyouw an ttofind agoodad v fi s e randb e com eap r o f e s so r ,your e a fl fl yn e ed toknowth fi sm a t e r fi a flb e t t e r .I fyour e a fl fl yw an tm etop a s s you ,Iw fi fl flcon s fid e r fi t ,bu tIdon ’ tw an ttop a s syou . ’SoI f a fi fl ed , ”Onos a y s . Sho r t fl yaf e rw a rd ,Onow a sd r fi v fin gf r omUCLAto M on t an a—wh e r eh eandh fi sth en -fi an c é e ,E r fik a ,w e r eto b em a r r fi ed—w fi thE flm an ’ swo rd se cho fin g finh fi sm find . H fi san g e rands en s eo ffin ju s t fi c ew e r es flow fl yr ep fl a c edb y th er e a fl fi z a t fionth a t fi fh ew a sgo fin gtoh a v eac a r e e ra sa p r o f e s so r ,h ecou fldn ’ t ju s tp a s s . U ponh fi sr e tu rntoUCLA ,Ono fimm e r s edh fim s e fl ffin wo r k .H er e too kth ee x amandgo tan e a r fl yp e r f e c ts co r e . “ I tw a sahu g er e fl fi e f .I tshow edth a tIh adwh a t fi tt ak e s tor fi s etoth e fl e v e flwh e r eIh ad m a s t e r edth esub j e c tand e a rn edth er fi gh ttocon t r fibu t etoth esub j e c t , ”h es a y s . T en e x ts em e s t e r ,Onotoo kac fl a s sf r omth em an whowou fldb e com eh fi sPhDad v fi s e r ,P r o f e s so rB a s fi fl Go rdon .Uno r thodo xb ym a th em a t fi c a fls t and a rd s ,Go rdon b e g ane a chc fl a s sb yd fi s cu s s fin gpo e t r y ,a r t ,o r mu s fi cand en cou r a g edh fi ss tud en t stoqu e s t fionandcon t r ad fi c th fim finc fl a s s .On ed a y ,wh fi fl ed fi s cu s s fin gr e a flc fl a s sg r oup s , Go rdonb e g antow r fi t eap r oo ftoth eph enom enonon th ebo a rd .Onow a fi t edun t fi flh fi sp r o f e s so rfin fi sh ed , th en p r e s en t edh fi sownv e r yd fiff e r en tp r oo fr e fl a t fin gtoe fl fl fip t fic a flcu r v e sa san a flo g so ffid e a flc fl a s sg r oup s . Af e rth a tc fl a s s ,Go rdona s k edOnotob eh fi s fl a s tPhD s tud en t .Onoa g r e ed ,andGo rdonad v fi s edOnoonh fi s

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ROBERTLEMKE OL IVER 13PHD

“K endo e sn ’ tfo r c es tud en t s fin toac e r ta fina r e a .H e en cou r ag e sp eop fl eto d e v e flopth e fi rown m a them a t fi ca flp e r son a fl fi t fi e s . ”

OL IV IABECKW ITH 18PHD

“H eh a sv e r yh fighe xp e c ta t fion s ,bu th e fi sv e r ygood a tb e fingen cou r ag fingand mo t fi v a t fing . ”

ROBERTSCHNE IDER 1 7PHD

“H e ’ sth ecoo fl e s t m a th em a t fi c fi ane v e r . ”

MADEL INELOCUS 20PHD

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,anda c c e s s andr e fl a t fi v e s . pub fl fi ch e a fl th . f roman ewang fl e b yg a th e r fingb e t t e r toc a r e . ” T eCHAMP Sp r o j e c ta fim stop r o v fid e “T e r ea r eeno rmou soppo r fin fo rm a t fion ,fa s t e r , A sth ewo r ko fth eCHAMP S ac fl e a r e rp fi c tu r e finsu chc a s e sb yco fl fl e c t fin g tun fi t fi e s finth efi e fldfo rs tud en t s , ” abou t fi t scau s e s . 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Wh enyoudoc fl fin fi c a fl v e fi fl fl an c e ,an a fl y s fi s ,andcommun fi c a t fion , th en ew s amp fl fin gand mu fl t fip fl ed fi a gno s t fi ct e chn fiqu e s , fin wo r k finth efi e fld ,youh a v etod e v e flopand fo rm a t fionc anth enb eu s ed r edu c fin ggu e s swo r kanda s sump t fion s finf a vo r toedu e fl yonyou ra cum en ,andyoub e com ef am fi fl fi a rw fi thd fi s e a s e s c a t eh e a fl thoffi c fi a fl sand r o fs c fi en t fifi ce v fid en c eco fl fl e c t ed fimm ed fi a t e fl y th a tw es e e fl e s sof enh e r e .A fl so ,know fl ed g et r an s f e rgo e s wo r k e r sa te v e r y fl e v e fl ,r e too fl anda tth esou r c e . bo thw a y s ,w fi thc fl fin fi c fi an s fincoun t r ya fl so fl e a rn fin gf r om pub fl fi ch e a fl thpo fl fi c y , fin c r e a s e “Wh a tm ak e sth fi sun fiqu e fi sth a tw ew fi fl fl v fi s fi to r sw fi thad fiff e r en ts e to fe xp e r fi en c e s . ” aw a r en e s s fincommun fi t fi e s , b ea b fl etod ep endona c tu a fl m e a su r em en t s T etw en t y y e a rcomm fi tm en tb yth eG a t e sF ound a t fion— sh ap er e s e a r chp r fio r fi t fi e s ,and andv fi su a fl fi z a t fiontofinde v fid en c efo rth e anunu su a fl fl y flon gsp ano ft fim efo rag r an t ,C a r fl sonpo fin t s h e flps t r en g th enth ec a s efo r c au s eo fd e a th , ”K op fl ans a y s . “W ew fi fl flno tb e ou t—pu t sth eCHAMP S fin fi t fi a t fi v e finasom ewh a tun fiqu epo s fifin c r e a s edp r e v en t fionand mod e fl fin gcon c flu s fion sone x t r apo fl a t fionf r om fiono fh a v fin gth et fim eandr e sou r c e stos e eou t com e sr e a fl fi z ed . t r e a tm en tm e a su r e s .In fo rm a - t on esub j e c ttoano th e r ,bu tp r o v fid fin gr ou t fin e “T ech fi fldhood mo r t a fl fi t yr a t e fi sto t a fl fl yun a c c ep t a b fl e .T a t ’ s t fiona bou td fi s e a s ep r e v a fl en c e d e fl fi v e r yo fa c cu r a t ed a t a . ” wh yth eG a t e sF ound a t fion fi sfund fin gth fi s , ”B r e fim ans a y s . “ I f a fl sow fi fl flh e flpa t t r a c t mo r e T en e two r kw fi fl fld e v e flopa flon g t e rm th fin g sgow e fl fl , th e r e fi snodoub tth a tw ew fi fl flb ea b fl e r e s e a r chfund fin gfo rv a c c fin e s app r o a chto fin fo rm a t fion m an a g em en t , top r o v fid eu s e fu fl , fin t e r e s t fin g ,and fimpo r t an te v fid en c e .W e andd ru g sfo rth e mo s t fl e th a fl fl a bo r a to r y fin f r a s t ru c tu r e ,andwo r k fo r c ec a w fi fl flno tg e tth e r eo v e rn fi gh t ,how e v e r .Know fin gth a tu fl t fim a t e fl y andw fid e sp r e ad fin f e c t fiou s p a c fi t y ,w fi thth em a fin fl a ban a fl y s fi sfo ra fl fl th fi swo r kw fi fl flh a v eapo s fi t fi v e , fl fi f e s a v fin g fimp a c tw fi fl flh e flpto d fi s e a s e s . s fi t e scondu c t edw fi th finth ecoun t r y .A sa e epou re y e sonth ep r fi z e . ” “W ew fi fl flb eg a th e r fin gv e r y k SU M MER 2015

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H I SI STHESTORY o fhowtwofl e a rn ed book s e fl fl e r sa r r fiv eda tanaud a c fiou s th eo r y :T e yh ada cqu fi r edSh a k e sp e a r e ’ s d fi c t fion a r y .Af e ry e a r so fc a r e fu fls tud y , th e yp r e s en t edth e fi rcon c flu s fionandth ee v fid en c e b eh findfi tfinSha k e sp ea r e ’ sB e eh fi v e :AnAnn o ta t ed E fl fi zab e than D fi c t fi ona r yC om e st oL fi gh t ,r e c en t fl y r e fl e a s edfinar e v fi s edande xp and eds e conded fi t fion . No tsu rp r fi s fin g fl y ,th e fi rth eo r yh a sc r e a t edas t fi r amon gs cho fl a r so fSh ak e sp e a r e ,andth een su fin g d r am acon t finu e stoun fo fld . Inth ewo r fldo fan t fiqu a r fi anboo k s e fl fl fin g , mo s td e a fl e r sa r esp e c fi a fl fi s t swhoh a v esp en t y e a r sd e v e flop fin ge xp e r t fi s e finag en r e ,a p e r fiod ,o rbo th .D an fi e fl W e ch s fl e rCfi s ar a r e rb r e ed— ag en e r a fl fi s twhoc a r e s fl e s s a bou tﬁ r s ted fi t fion sth ana bou tth eb a c k s to r y o faboo k . Wh a t fin t e r e s t sh fimmo s ta r eth e r e fl a t fion sh fip sb e tw e enboo k sandth e fi rr e ad e r s :wh a tboo k sm e antop eop fl eandhow th e yu s eth em . “Wh en e v e rth e r e ’ sap e r son a fl conn e c t fionb e tw e enth eown e randth e boo k , ”h es a y s , “ I ’m fin t e r e s t ed . ” T a t fin t e r e s th a sa fl t e r edth ecou r s eo f W e ch s fl e r ’ s fl fi f e , t ak fin gh fimdownth eun e xp e c t edp a thth a th es t fi fl flt r a v e fl stod a y . I t fi sa jou rn e yth a t ,a tt fim e s ,h a sc r e a t edan x fi e t y a bou th fi sr epu t a t fionandh fi sc a r e e r ,andh a s o v e r sh adow edo th e rp a r t so fh fi s fl fi f e . “M yw fi f e fi sr e a fl fl ye a g e rfo rth fi stob eo v e r , ” h es a y s ,no tqu fi t e jo k fin g . “T fi s ”b e g an finsp r fin g  ,wh enaco fl fl e a gu e ,G eo r g eK opp e flm an ,anan t fiqu a r fi an boo k s e fl fl e r ,c am ea c r o s saboo koneB a yh e thou gh twou fldb eo ffin t e r e s tto W e ch s fl e r . I tw a sat e x tt fi t fl edAnA fl v e a r fi e,o r Qu ad ru p fl e D fi c t fi on a r fi e,a s s em b fl edb yon eJ ohnB a r e t . Pub fl fi sh ed fin   , th eA fl v e a r fi e(L a t finfo r b e eh fi v e )w a sas fi x t e en th c en tu r yd fi c t fion a r y o fso r t s ,bu t ,W e ch s fl e rpo fin t sou t , “no t ad fi c t fion a r y finth emod e rns en s e ; fi t ’ sa flmo s t mo r eo fath e s au ru s ,ap r o v e rb fi a flph r a s e boo k . ”T e“ qu ad rup fl e ” fin fi t ssub t fi t fl e fi sanod toth enum b e ro f fl an gu a g e s fin c flud ed finth e t e x t :En g fl fi sh ,F r en ch ,L a t fin ,andG r e e k .

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h er e c e fi v edth eB r on z eS t a r ] , Ie a rn edam a st e r ’ sd e g r e e finEn g fl fi shf r omth eUn fi v e r s fi t yo f N o r thC a r o fl fin aa tCh ap e flH fi fl flandaPhD fin En g fl fi shf r omth eS t a t eUn fi v e r s fi t yo fN ewY o r k a tS ton yB r oo k . It au gh ta tth eS t a t eUn fi v e r s fi t y o fN ewY o r k ’ sSuﬀo flkCo fl fl e g eandw a st enu r ed ,bu tIw a sr e ad ytodosom e th fin ge fl s e . I s awanop en fin ga tO x fo rdandapp fl fi ed . H owd fidy ou re xp e r fi en c e finth em fi fl fi ta r y fin f o rmy ou rca r e e r ? D e sp fi t ewh a t e v e re fl s eIm fi gh tf e e fla bou tth e d r af , fi tb r ou gh tto g e th e rane x t r ao rd fin a r y m fi xo fp eop fl ef r oma fl flb a c k g r ound s ,e thn fi c fit fi e s ,andp a r t so fth ecoun t r y .V fi e tn ampop s up finm ythou gh t sando c c a s fion a fl fl yﬁnd s fi t s w a y fin tom yw r fi t fin g .M a t tM o r r fi s[O x fo rd p r o f e s so ro fF r en chem e r fi tu s ,whod fi ed fin    ]w a sa fl soaV fi e tn amv e t e r an ,andh e andIt au gh tacou r s ec a fl fl ed T eV fi e tn am E xp e r fi en c e .W e fin co rpo r a t eda fl fla sp e c t so f th ew a r fin toou rt e a ch fin g—po fl fi t fi c a fl ,cu fl tu r a fl , fl fi t e r a r y ,h fi s to r fi c a fl . P o e t r y fi sa f o cu so fy ou rs ch o fla r sh fi p ,andy ou w e r ee fl e c t edt oth eP o e t r yS o c fi e t yo fAm e r fi ca fin    . Wha tha v eb e eny ou ro th e r fin t e fl fl e c tua flpu r su fi t s ? Sou th e rn fl fi t e r a tu r eh a sa flw a y sb e enm ym a fin fin t e r e s t . Ib e c am e fin t e r e s t ed finth eIm a g fi s t s

S choo fl—p a r t fi cu fl a r fl ye xp a t r fi a t ew r fi t e r ssu ch a sE z r aP ound— andSou th e rn M od e rn fi sm , e sp e c fi a fl fl yth epo e tJ ohnGou fldF fl e t ch e r . Iam th eg en e r a fled fi to randp r fin c fip a flcon t r fibu to rto as e v en vo flum es e r fi e sd e vo t edtoth e fl fi f eand wo r ko fF fl e t ch e r ,pub fl fi sh edb yth eUn fi v e r s fi t y o fA r k an s a sP r e s s .Du r fin gth ecou r s eo fth fi s wo r kIb e c am ef r fi end sw fi thth epo e tM fi fl fl e r W fi fl fl fi am s ,p r o f e s so ro fpo e t r ya tLou fi s fi an a S t a t eUn fi v e r s fi t yandf a th e ro fs fin g e rLu c find a W fi fl fl fi am s .W eb r ou gh th fimtoO x fo rdfo ra r e ad fin g fin    . D a v fidA .D a v fi s OX C ,a s so c fi a t e C a rp en t e rh a spub fl fi sh edth r e epo e t r yco flp r o f e s s o r o f E n g fl fi s h a t M e r c e r U n fi v e r s fi t y , fl e c t fion s ; th e fl a t e s t , T eW a yT fin g sG o , w a s r e tu rn edtoO x fo rd finsp r fin g  tog fi v e pub fl fi sh ed fin   ,anda tC a rp en t e r ’ sr equ e s t , th e fl e c tu r e , “Y ouA r e Wh e r eY ouE a t :F ood boo ks a fl ep r o c e ed sw e r edon a t edtoO x fo rd . w a y sandth eCon s t ru c t fiono fSou th e rn Do z en so fh fi spo em s ,e s s a y s ,andsho r ts to r fi e s Id en t fi t y ” finhono ro fLu c a sC a rp en t e r ’ s h a v ea fl sob e enpub fl fi sh ed fin fl fi t e r a r y jou rn a fl s r e t fi r em e n t . S a y s D a v fi s , w h o n am e d h fi s son a c r o s sth ecoun t r y .H eandh fi sw fi f eJ ud ya r e af e rC a rp en t e r , “Lu c a sC a rp en t e r fin sp fi r ed s e r fiou sco fl fl e c to r so fa r t ,andh eh a stu rn ed en e r a t fiono fO x fo rds tud en t s . . . . Inm y th fi s fin t e r e s t fin toana fl t e rn a t ew r fi t fin gc a r e e r fin ag c a s e , h e r e v o fl u t fi o n fi z e d m y e x p e r fi e n c e w fi th a r tc r fi t fi c fi sm . In h ew a s fin v fi t edtoco v e r r e a d fi n g , h e fl p fi n g m e t o ﬁ n d t h e w o n d e r fi n th ep r e s t fi g fiou sB fi en a fl fl ea t fi t se xh fib fi t fion fin th e fl fi t e r a tu r e ,andIs e td e fl fib e r a t e fl ytofo fl S ydn e yfo rth epub fl fi c a t fionA r tP a p e r s.H fi sa r t flowh fi smod e fl . ” r e v fi ew sh a v ea fl sob e enw fid e fl ypub fl fi sh ed . So finr e t fi r em en t ,wh a tdo e sh ep fl antodo ? W r fi t e ,o fcou r s e . “ Ih a v e flo v edt e a ch fin g ,bu t a st au gh tand fin sp fi r edsom an yo th e r s r a r e fl y finth ep a s th a v eIh adsu s t a fin edt fim eto whoh ea r tandc r afo fw r fi t fin g , fi t fi saﬁ t t fin g w r fi t e .N owIw fi fl flh a v eth a t .W r fi t fin gw fi fl fla flw a y s finth r ew a rd . h a v eam e an fin g fu flr o fl e finm y fl fi f e . ”F o ron e

app fl fi c a t fion s finO c tob e r .A flumn fiands tud en t s a r eth enm a t ch edb a s edonth e fi ra c ad em fi c fin t e r e s t s ,c a r e e rfi e fld s ,ands tud en ta c t fi v fi t fi e s . T ep r o g r amb e g fin sw fi thak fi c koffr e c ep t fion onc ampu s finN o v em b e rwh ens tud en t sand th e fi rm en to r sa r e fin t r odu c edandh a v eth e fi r fi r s toppo r tun fi t yto fin fo rm a fl fl ym e e t ,and a flumn fish a r eO x fo rds to r fi e sandth e fi rp r o f e s s fion a fle xp e r fi en c e sw fi th th eg r oup .F o r t y -fi v es tu d en t sw e r em en to r ed fin th e  –   a c ad em fi c y e a r . M en to r sof enp a r t fi c fip a t ey e a raf e ry e a rand s e esp end fin gt fim ew fi th th es tud en t sa sam e an fin g fu flw a ytog fi v eb a c kto O x fo rdandb een g a g ed fin th e fl fi f eo fth eco fl fl e g e f r om n e a ro rf a r .W a r r enB r oo k OX Bfl fi v e s finA t fl an t a andh a sb e enam en to r fo r s e v e r a fly e a r s . “ I ’ms t fi fl fl fin Am fi He rnande z ,r figh t ,o f fe r sca ree rfin fo rma t fiontoJe s s fica con t a c tw fi tha fl flth r e eo f Todd ,an Ox fo rdr fi s fingsophomo re .

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m yO x fo rdm en t e e s .On eg r adu a t ed fin   andano th e r fin   .M yth fi rdm en t e ew fi fl flb e a jun fio rth fi sf a fl fl , ”r em a r k sB r oo k . “ Is t a y fin tou chw fi thth emo v e rm e a fl s ,o v e rth ephon e , andv fi aem a fi flandF a c eboo k . ” Coo rd fin a to r sa r ee xp flo r fin gw a y sth e yc an e xp andth ep r o g r am finth efu tu r etopo s s fib fl y fin co rpo r a t ee fl em en t so ffin t e rn sh fip s , job s fi t e sh adow fin goppo r tun fi t fi e s ,andn e two r k fin g . “T e r e fi sah fi ghco r r e fl a t fionb e tw e enm en to r fin gandn e two r k fin goppo r tun fi t fi e sand jobp fl a c em en tupong r adu a t fion , ”s a y sAm fi H e rn and e z ,coo rd fin a to ro fS tud en tC a r e e r S e r v fi c e s . “T emo r ea c c e s sw ec ang fi v eou r s tud en t stoe xp flo r fin gth em a r k e tp fl a c e , th e mo r eth e y fl e a rna bou tth em s e fl v e s , th eb e t t e r th e yc ana r t fi cu fl a t eth ew a y s finwh fi chth e fi r s t r en g th sc anm ak eapo s fi t fi v e fimp a c tonth e wo r kp fl a c e ,andth emo r econﬁd en tth e ya r e fina s sum fin gth e fi rp r o f e s s fion a fl fid en t fi t y . ” F o rmo r e fin fo rm a t fiona bou tm en to r fin g anO x fo rds tud en t ,p fl e a s econ t a c tT amm y C amﬁ e fld ,s en fio rd fi r e c to ro fa flumn fir e fl a t fion s , a t  .    .     .— An s fl e yH o fld e r

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fin a fl fi f e t fim eoppo r tun fi t ytoe r a s eyou rp a s tm fi s t ak e s andf a fi flu r e s ? Wh a twou fldyour fi s ktor e co v e rth e y e a r syou ’ v ew a s t ed ?J a c kP fl a y e rd e sp e r a t e fl yn e ed sa b r e ak .S tu c k finad e ad end job ,w fi thaf a fi fl edm a r r fi a g e b eh findh fim ,h e ’ sb r o k eandpu sh fin gfo r t y .F a c fin gtoo m an yd a y sw fi thou tm e an fin g ,h es e e snofu tu r efo r h fim s e fl f—un t fi flh fi sb e s tf r fi endsu g g e s t saw a you t ,an e a s y ,p a fin fl e s ss co r etotu rne v e r y th fin ga r ound . Wh a tcou fldpo s s fib fl ygo w r on g ?Inh fi ss e condno v e fl ,W a s t ed,au tho r D a v fidD a r r a co t t C t e fl fl sa su sp en s e fu fls to r yth a te a rn edp r a fi s ef r om jud g e sandth ed fi s t fin c t fiono f   G eo r g fi aA u tho ro fth eY e a r finD e t e c t fi v e /M y s t e r yfi c t fionf r omth e G eo r g fi aW r fi t e r sA s so c fi a t fion . MORTAL ITY TALE : I nI W a t c h edY ouD fi s a p p e a r ,au tho r -po e t An y aK ru go vo yS fi fl v e r G off e r s m ed fi t a t fion sons fi c kn e s sbu ta fl soc e fl eb r a t fion so fa r t , mo th e rhood ,andf am fi fl y ,a sw e fl fla sas equ en c eo f po em sb a s edonth ef a fi r yt a fl e so fth eB r o th e r sG r fimm . T r ou ghou th e rco fl fl e c t fion ,S fi fl v e re x am fin e sf e e fl fin g s o fp a fin ,an g e r ,andu r g en c yc au s edb yas e r fiou s fi fl fln e s s andp r e s en t sth es t ru g g fl etocop e fina fl y r fi c a fland mo v fin gw a y .N e v e ro v e rwh e flm edb yh e rownmo r t a fl fi t y ,S fi fl v e rm an a g e s tosp e akw fi thb e au t yandg r a c ea bou tat e r r fi f y fin gsub j e c t . Inh e rpo em s b a s edonG r fimm ’ sf a fi r yt a fl e s ,S fi fl v e rsub t fl y fin t e rw e a v e sr e t e fl fl fin g so fth e s e t a fl e sw fi thr efl e c t fion son fl fi f eandd e a th .T eboo k ,S fi fl v e r ’ ss e condvo flum e o fpo e t r y ,e a rn edh e rth e  G eo r g fi aA u tho ro fth eY e a r finP o e t r y aw a rdf r omth eG eo r g fi aW r fi t e r sA s so c fi a t fion . D IV INEINSP IRAT ION :D r aw fin gonth e fi re xp er fi en c e sa swom eno fth echu r ch ,boundto g e th e rb y ad e epcomm fi tm en ttom fin fi s t r y ,D ebo r ahE .L ew fi s T, S t a c e yS fimp sonDuk eT,andfif yo th e r f em a fl ec fl e r g ym em b e r sr e v e a flwh a t fi tr e a fl fl ym e an sto b eawom anandf a fi th fl e ad e r finT e r e ’ sa W om an fin th ePu fl p fi t :Ch r fi s t fi anC fl e r g yw om enSh a r eT e fi rH a r d D a y s ,H o fl yM om en t s&th eH e a fl fin gP ow e ro fH um o r. R ep r e s en t fin gfou r t e end enom fin a t fion s ,L ew fi sandh e rcomp a t r fio t ssh a r e th ed e t a fi fl so fth e fi r fin t fim fid a t fin gb a fl an c fin ga c t ju g g fl fin gth ee xp e c t a t fion s o fp e r f e c t fionf r omth e fi rcon g r e g a t fion sandth esh a r edhum anr e a fl fi t fi e so f e v e r yd a y fl fi f e . In t end edfo r fl a yp eop fl e ,wom enh e a r fin gac a fl fltom fin fi s t r y , andc fl e r g yo fa fl fld enom fin a t fion s , th e s es to r fi e sandp r a y e r sa r e fin t end ed tor e son a t ew fi th ,ch a fl fl en g e ,en cou r a g e ,andamu s ean yon ewhoh a sap a s s fionfo rth e fi rwo r kandf a fi th . STUDENT DOCTOR :W h a tI ’ v eL e a rn e d f r omY ou e xp fl o r e sr e fl a t fi on sh fip sand th ehum ancond fi t fi on f r om th epo fin to fv fi ewo faph y s fi c fi anwh o fl on g ed t ofind s e r en fi t y finaw o r fldo fconfl fi c t fin g fid e a sanda sp fi r a t fi on s . A u th o rS co t tA .K e fl fl y CMRb a s ed th eboo kon jou rn a flen t r fi e sch r on fi c fl fin g fl fi f e fl e s son sh e fl e a rn eda s ay oun gd o c t o r f r omp a t fi en t sand th e fi r f am fi fl fi e swh o op en ed th e fi rh e a r t s t oh fim .N owK e fl fl ysh a r e s th e s e s t o r fi e so f fl o v eandp a fin ,h e a fl fin gands fi c kn e s s ,b fi r thandd y fin g ,anda fl fl th eb e au t fi fu fl th fin g s finb e tw e en .— M .M .L .

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onth ec fi v fi flr fi gh t smo v em en t . “D r .K fin gw a sas e r fiou sfood fi e , ”M cConn e fl fl s a y s . “H fi sﬁ r s tch fi fldhoodm emo r yw a sw a t ch fin gm ens t and fin gonth eb r e ad fl fin e sdu r fin gth e G r e a tD ep r e s s fion .H echo s eP a s ch a fl ’ sR e s t aur an ta sth em e e t fin gp fl a c efo rc fi v fi flr fi gh t s fl e ad e r s . T e fl a s t flon gcon v e r s a t fionh eh adw a sa bou t wh a tth e yw e r ego fin gtoe a tfo rd finn e ronth a t sp r fin gn fi gh t fin M emph fi s .H e flo v edfoodand w r o t ea bou t fi t finh fi s fl e t t e r sandh fi sd fi a r fi e s . ” Sh esh a r e sth e s es to r fi e sandm an ymo r e fin h e rtou r s ,wh fi cha r eh e fld Tu r sd a y s ,F r fid a y s , andS a tu rd a y s findown townA t fl an t a . —J u fl fi eS c hw fi e t e r tC o fl fl a z o OX C

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