The traditional gummy bear is made from a mixture of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin. However, recipes vary, such as organic candy, those suitable for vegetarians, or those following religious dietary laws.
In an astonishing find, Rufus McDonald, a member of a clean-out crew preparing a house outside Chicago for demolition in 2009, discovered a steamer trunk of papers and documents collected by Richard Greener, A.B. 1870, the first black student to graduate from Harvard College.
2009 Phoebe Haddon becomes the first African American dean in the 185-year history of the University of Maryland Law School. 2009 Michelle Moody-Adams becomes the first Black woman appointed dean of Columbia College, Columbia University.