Awards

Harris Wang wins 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition

October 29, 2009

Harris Wang, doctoral student in biophysics at Harvard Medical School, wins grand prize in Collegiate Inventors Competition.

Gardner receives honorary doctor of fine arts degree from Bard University

October 29, 2009

Robert Gardner, an associate in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard, was awarded an honorary doctor of fine arts degree from Bard University on Oct. 25.

BIDMC geneticist Rinn named to Popular Science’s ‘Brilliant 10’

October 29, 2009

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center geneticist John Rinn, whose research has helped uncover a new class of RNA, has been named to this year’s “Brilliant 10” list of top young scientists by Popular Science magazine.

Hunn Award honors seven for Schools Committee work

October 29, 2009

This year the Hiram S. Hunn Memorial Schools & Scholarships Award recognizes seven for their work with Harvard’s Schools Committee.

Gates wins Madison Freedom Award

October 29, 2009

Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, was presented the 2009 Madison Freedom Award at The Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16.

Rubin elected a corresponding fellow by British Academy

October 15, 2009

Donald B. Rubin was elected a corresponding fellow for distinction in research at the Annual General Meeting of the British Academy on July 16.

Radcliffe fellow Brown receives Whiting Writers’ Award

October 15, 2009

Jericho Brown, a Bunting Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute and assistant professor of English at the University of San Diego, will receive the 2009 Whiting Writers’ Award on Oct. 28 at a ceremony in New York City.

Jon Alpert wins 2009 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

October 15, 2009

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard will present the 2009 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence to veteran reporter Jon Alpert.

Harvard Arts Medalist named

October 13, 2009

Composer, baritone saxophonist, and activist Fred Ho ’79 will be honored by Harvard University as the fall 2009 recipient of the Harvard Arts Medal on Nov. 13. He will perform in a tribute concert with the Harvard Jazz Bands on Nov. 14.

Telomerase work wins Szostak Nobel Prize in medicine

By Alvin Powell , Harvard Staff Writer / October 5, 2009

Jack W. Szostak, a genetics professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for work on cellular structures called telomeres, which protect chromosomes from degradation.

CPL names Karen Tse winner of international activist award

October 1, 2009

The HKS Center for Public Leadership (CPL) has named legal pioneer Karen Tse as this year’s recipient of the Gleitsman International Activist Award.

Wilson honored by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

October 1, 2009

Edward O. Wilson has been named Commander, First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Ash Institute honors six programs with Innovations in American Government Award

October 1, 2009

The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School recently announced the 2009 winners of the Innovations in American Government Awards on Sept. 14.

Harvard College students Jain and Roda to present at world leadership conference

October 1, 2009

Isha Jain ’12 and Anastasia Roda ’12 have been invited to speak at the International Women’s Forum’s 2009 International World Leadership Conference in Miami on Oct. 8.

Harvard graduate student receives $5,000 scholarship

October 1, 2009

Erin Hafkenschiel, a Harvard Kennedy School student working toward a master’s degree in public policy and urban planning, has been awarded an NSCS-GEICO Graduate School Scholarship of $5,000.

Mahadevan, Huybers named MacArthur Fellows

By Alvin Powell and Steve Bradt, Harvard Staff Writers / September 22, 2009

Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Peter Huybers and England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan are named MacArthur Foundation Fellows.

HSPH’s Bloom named recipient of national award

September 17, 2009

Barry R. Bloom, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, will receive the 2009 Prix Galien USA Pro Bono Humanum award at a ceremony on Sept. 30.

HKS presents Roy Family Environmental Award

September 17, 2009

Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS) will present the 2009 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership to the Mexico City Metrobus, a bus rapid transit system that reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions while improving the quality of life and transportation options in one of the largest cities in the world.

Greyser honored by Institute for Public Relations

September 17, 2009

Steven A. Greyser, the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School, has received a special award for his contributions to public relations education and research from the Institute for Public Relations.

Five Harvard graduate students receive Julius B. Richmond Fellowships

September 17, 2009

Five Harvard graduate students have been named to receive Julius B. Richmond Fellowships from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.