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The summer of 2012 brought the joyful return of the Acting Dean of Science to her professorial and research director duties and also the departure of the Assistant Dean to take up new challenges in the Grove School of Engineering; nonetheless a Dean Team in transition proudly reports to our colleagues and friends on another successful academic year. Though each season brings challenges, achievements, and setbacks, 2011-12 was notable in numerous gratifying respects. As detailed herein, we have made bold new faculty and staff hires, solidified our forward-looking curricular initiatives, garnered exemplary professional honors for research, pedagogy, and service, built community within and across college divisions, and recognized transformative alumni contributions. These activities are described in lively interviews, introduced to our Annual Report last year by writer extraordinaire Helena Leslie.

Full version of the report can be downloaded here.