Stanford biochemist James Spudich, PhD '68, won the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his research on the molecules in human cells that convert chemical energy to mechanical motion. . . . Mark Mazur, MA '83, PhD '86, has been confirmed as assistant U.S. Treasury secretary for tax policy. . . . UC-Riverside philosophy professor John Martin Fischer, '75, MA '75, has been awarded a $5 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to lead a multidisciplinary investigation of human immortality. . . . Jay Roach, '79, won Emmys as the director and executive producer of Game Change, the HBO film about Sarah Palin and the 2008 election. . . . Finalists for a Martha Stewart American Made Award included Ashley Leydig McCally, '03, who makes stuffed toys from repurposed materials and children's wear. . . . News photographer Stephanie Keith, '88, was honored as reporter of the year by the Newswomen's Club of New York.
