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Congratulations to AHA members Brigitte Miriam Bedos-Rezak (New York Univ.), David A. Bell (Princeton Univ.), and Margaret L. King (Brooklyn Coll. and the Graduate Center, CUNY) for their recent election to the American Philosophical Society (APS). The APS is the oldest learned society in North America, founded by Benjamin Franklin for the “promotion of useful knowledge.” Election to the society recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in every field of study as well as distinguished work in the arts, business, and public service.