From the Associated Press: “The Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents elected former Microsoft executive Patty Stonesifer on Monday as the next chairwoman of the board overseeing the world's largest museum and research complex…Stonesifer said the Smithsonian's work to promote ‘unrivaled access, knowledge and culture’ ties in with the education initiatives she led at the Gates Foundation. ‘It is this idea of taking what I see to be the treasures of the institution and the treasures of the people's knowledge and passion and getting it out to the rest of the country,’ she said.”