Liz Fuller-Wright, Office of Communications
March 17, 2021 4:55 p.m.
Avi Wigderson
Photo by Dan Komoda, Institute for Advanced Study
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for 2021 to Avi Wigderson, a 1983 Ph.D. graduate of Princeton in electrical engineering and computer science, now on the faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study. He shares the prize with László Lovász of the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics and Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary.
The award cites “their foundational contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, and their leading role in shaping them into central fields of modern mathematics.”
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Prior to the Covid pandemic, members of Alfreton Male Voice Choir would don fancy dress to collect money in Alfreton on the Saturday near Red Nose Day. Pictured are: chief busker Mick Mullarkey, John Tate, Peter Singleton and Brian Thornton, left to right.
The choir decided to perform their version of ‘The Ballad of the Refuse Officer’ in other words, ‘My Old Man’s A Dustman’ to honour Red Nose Day on March 19.
Mick took the lead part, accompanying himself on guitar as he recorded the song at home, then the choir guys sang the choruses individually in their houses.
RACINE â The City of Racine has no real way to prevent Racine County from building a $45 million juvenile detention facility on Taylor Avenue. The county plans to replace the current outdated, nearly windowless Racine County Juvenile Detention Center on the fourth floor of the county human resources center at 1717 Taylor Ave.
Construction of the new facility would be mostly paid for by the state, which has been looking to close larger, troubled facilities rife with abuse with more rehabilitative, small-scale facilities. Racine Countyâs planned âYouth Development and Care Centerâ would only hold up to 48 youths.
Even without a real method of interjection since the county already owns the land necessary â having purchased the long-vacant lumberyard across the street from 1717 Taylor Ave. â and has the funding secured, the fight to stop shovels from hitting the ground remains.
Gainer, Drake host delegation meetings
By Carol Kent Wyatt | Washington County News @CAROLKENTWYATT
HOLMES AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES – Senator George Gainer and Representative Brad Drake recently hosted a series of legislative delegation meetings to hear from constituents and government leaders in Holmes, Jackson, Walton, and Washington counties.
Holding steady on education funding was among topics raised in both Holmes and Washington counties, with Holmes County Superintendent of Schools Buddy Brown and Washington County Superintendent Joe Taylor each addressing the delegation.
“Education is the one thing I feel we cannot back up on,” said Superintendent Brown. “Florida has made great strides in the last few years; we’ve become a leader in education, and we can’t take the chance to back up on that now. We can sacrifice in other areas, but not for our future. We have to maintain.”