The winner of the 2009 Harvey M. Applebaum '59 Award is Lauren Harrison (Ezra Stiles College), for her International Studies senior essay "Of Rice and Riots: The Effect of Food Price Increases on Political Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa." The Applebaum Award, established by the family of Harvey M. Applebaum, Class of 1959, is conferred on a Yale College senior for an outstanding essay based on research done in the collections of the University Library's Government Documents & Information Center. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization were critical to Lauren's analysis.