The Penn Stater Magazine

Time to Vote

March 31, 2009 at 4:26 pm Ryan Jones Leave a comment

Time magazine is putting together its sixth annual list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People, and a trio of Penn Staters feature prominently among the 200 or so finalists.

Nominated as a team are research scientists Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller, known for their work in gene sequencing (which you can read more about here). Also nominated is Harvard economist Roland Fryer ’01 MA, ’02 PhD Lib, best known for landmark studies on race and education — check this video of his appearance last December on The Colbert Report for a fun but informative explanation.

The coolest part about all this? You can help these guys make the final 100. Time is using reader input to compile its list; click here to vote for Schuster and Webb, and here to vote for Fryer.

Ryan Jones, senior editor

Entry filed under: College of the Liberal Arts, Eberly College of Science, Faculty research, Famous Penn Staters, Penn State alumni, University Park campus. Tags: Harvard, Roland Fryer, Stephan Schuster, The Colbert Report, Time Magazine, Webb Miller.