MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (09/28/2010)
University of Minnesota
entomologist Marla Spivak has 
been named one of 23 recipients of this
year's "genius grants" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation.
Spivak, a nationally and internationally respected expert on honeybees' health, is developing practical applications to protect honeybee populations from decimation by disease while making fundamental contributions to our understanding of bee biology.
"This is significant recognition for a truly distinguished member of our faculty," said Provost Tom Sullivan. "This is only the second time in University of Minnesota history that one of our faculty has won this award. We congratulate Professor Spivak and her outstanding portfolio of research."
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