Music Department Members Win ASCAP Awards

Ivan Tcherepnin, director of the Electronic Music Studio, and Sean Varah, lecturer on music, recently received cash awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP). ASCAP supports writers of serious music through cash awards granted by an independent panel. Their selections are partly based on each writer's catalog of original compositions.

Economist Kornai Receives French Honor

János Kornai, Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics, was awarded the decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor by the President of the French Republic in appreciation of his scientific work. Over his career, Kornai's research has focused on the socialist system, comparative economics, and post-socialist transition. Kornai divides his time between Harvard and Collegium Budapest's Institute for Advanced Study, and is currently in Budapest.

Lombroso Given Neurophysiology Award

Cesare T. Lombroso, professor of neurology emeritus and chief emeritus of the Seizure Unit and the Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, at Children's Hospital, has been selected as the recipient of the Herbert H. Jasper Award by the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. This award is presented to "an individual who has made a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of clinical neurophysiology." The award was presented to Lombroso at the annual meeting of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society last month in Beverly Hills.

Goldin, Katz Named Visiting Professors

Professors of economics Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz have been appointed visiting scholars by the New York-based Russell Sage Foundation for this academic year. During their year in residence, the scholars pursue research and writing projects that reflect the Foundation's commitment to addressing social problems.

Goldin and Katz are research associates at the National Bureau of Economic Research. The two will conduct historical research into the impact of technological and educational developments on the American economy during the years 1910 to 1960, offering a fresh perspective on rising inequality by examining the historic interplay of technology, education, and human capital.