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Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith congratulates Rosaline Salifu during the annual Dean's Distinction Awards inside University Hall.

FAS stars honored with Dean’s Distinction Awards

Four teams, 61 employees recognized for contributions

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DateApril 6, 2018April 9, 2018

“You are essential to everything we do,” said Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, during his address. “Our faculty and students are incredibly fortunate to have your ideas, your engagement, and your partnership.” Smith presented 61 awards during the University Hall fete.

FAS staff acknowledged for their contributions

Sixty-one Dean’s Distinction awards presented

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DateMarch 17, 2017October 30, 2017

The image of Sergeant Dan Twomey appears above his fellow Harvard Heroes. Sixty-three University staff members were honored for their contributions to Harvard during a ceremony at Sanders Theatre.

On-the-job excellence

Faust, Lapp lead annual salute to Harvard Heroes

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DateJune 10, 2016

2016 Cabot Fellows named

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DateMay 3, 2016

Harvard faculty members are among the group of 213 people who were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Election of Harvard faculty to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Members will be inducted at a ceremony on Oct. 8 in Cambridge

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DateApril 20, 2016

Harvard's C. Ronald Kahn and Stuart L. Schreiber (below) have won the Wolf Prize, considered the most prestigious award in science after the Nobel Prize and the Lasker Award.

Two professors win Wolf Prize

C. Ronald Kahn and Stuart L. Schreiber honored with prestigious award

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DateJanuary 20, 2016December 19, 2017

Wolff elected to Orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste

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DateDecember 3, 2015

Legendary boxer and activist Muhammad Ali was one of seven recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medals. Other recipients included hip-hop artist Nasir "Nas" Jones (photo 2) and journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault (photo 3), who received a congratulatory kiss from Glenn H. Hutchins ’77, J.D./M.B.A. ’83.

A panoply of achievement

Seven African-American leaders receive Du Bois medals

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DateOctober 1, 2015

President Drew Faust hosted the 2015 Harvard Heroes ceremony, honoring 64 employees from across the University for their selfless contributions. “We adapt, we grow, we improve together, led by the inspiring people you see before you — our Harvard Heroes,” Faust said.

They get the job done

Neither snow nor other challenges can stop these Harvard Heroes

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DateJune 9, 2015

Harvard recognized for excellence in sustainable transportation

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DateMarch 30, 2015

Belfer Center named top university think tank

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DateJanuary 28, 2015

Damian Woetzel, M.P.A. ’07, will receive the Harvard Arts Medal on April 30. Woetzel was a principal dancer at New York City Ballet from 1989 until his retirement from the stage in 2008.

Damian Woetzel to receive Harvard Arts Medal

Ceremony will kick off the annual Arts First at Harvard

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DateJanuary 13, 2015

“The world needs you to use what you acquire here, not to perpetuate the status quo, but to be part of the transformation the world so urgently needs,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center), pictured here with Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter (left) and Harvard President Emeritus Derek C. Bok. Ban received the 2014 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award.

A call for action, and for hope

U.N. secretary-general accepts humanitarian award, outlines global challenges ahead

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DateDecember 5, 2014

Michael George '15 and Anna Hagen '15 are both overwhelmed after receiving news of their Marshall Scholarships last week. The prestigious honor supports young Americans in graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

A leap across the pond

Two College seniors honored with Marshall Scholarships

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DateDecember 1, 2014

The Robert Coles Call of Service award ceremony brought together Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana (from left), Jose Magana, Robert Coles, Gene Corbin, Bob Moses, Michael Coles, Maria Dominguez Gray, and Jalem Towler.

The power of ‘we’

Civil Rights leader Bob Moses recognized with Robert Coles Call of Service Award

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DateOctober 29, 2014

Harvard community pedals its way to gold

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DateOctober 27, 2014

Oprah Winfrey was one of the recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at a ceremony hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (photo 1). Also honored for their "outstanding contributions to African-American culture" was U.S. Rep. John Lewis (photo 2), calypso legend Harry Belafonte (photo 3), seen here with Gates (from left), President Drew Faust, Glenn H. Hutchins ’77, J.D.-M.B.A. ’83, and film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Powerful voices

Du Bois Medalists honored at Sanders Theatre ceremony

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DateSeptember 30, 2014

Mahzarin R. Banaji (above), the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, has been named a Harvard College Professor along with David Cutler, Hopi Hoekstra, Melissa McCormick, and Greg Morrisett.

5 named Harvard College Professors

Annual honors recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching

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DateJune 20, 2014

Nine Cabot Fellows named

Professors were honored for their distinguished publications

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DateJune 3, 2014

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. This year, the medal is awarded to Bruce Alberts ’60, Ph.D. ’66 (clockwise from left), Judith Lasker, Ph.D. ’76, Leo Marx ’41, Ph.D. ’50, and Keith Christiansen, Ph.D. ’77.

GSAS honors four with Centennial Medals

Scholars receive highest honor for achievements

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DateMay 28, 2014

Keerthi Reddy ’14 (left) and Daniel Wilson '14 were honored by the Bureau of Study Counsel for the inspiration and dedication they brought to Room 13, a peer counseling organization at Harvard.

Students receive Barrett Award

Keerthi Reddy ’14 and Daniel Wilson ’14 honored for work with campus peer counseling group

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DateMay 7, 2014

“The students and faculty of the Harvard Foundation are delighted to present two-time Grammy Awards host, musician, and actor LL Cool J with the 2014 Artist of the Year award,” said S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation.

Harvard loves LL Cool J

Actor, recording artist to receive Harvard Foundation honor

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DateFebruary 12, 2014

Harvard's E.O. Wilson (third from left) received the Benjamin Franklin Founder Award from "Benjamin Franklin." Also at the ceremony were Douglas W. Tallamy, chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware (far left) and Robert McCracken Peck, senior fellow, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (far right).

Wilson receives Benjamin Franklin Founder Award

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DateJanuary 27, 2014

Harvard Arts Medal recipient Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 40 books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.

Author Atwood to receive Harvard Arts Medal

Medal honors a distinguished graduate and kicks off Arts First

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DateJanuary 17, 2014

Harvard nabs commuter award

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DateJanuary 17, 2014

Duo wins ‘Worlds’ debate competition

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DateJanuary 7, 2014

“Typically, we hover between 12 and 18 Fulbrights each year, so 39 is a huge number,” said Gregory Llacer, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.

Harvard leads in Fulbright awards

Dozens of students receive grants

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DateNovember 6, 2013

Recipients of the Harvard Alumni Association Awards are Stephen W. Baird ’74 (left, photo 1), Mary McGrath Carty ’74 (right, photo 1), Sylvia Chase Gerson ’70, Ph.D. ’75 (left, photo 2), Carl J. Martignetti ’81, M.B.A. ’85 (right, photo 2), Peter D. Weldon ’59 (left, photo 3), and George H. Yeadon III ’75.

Six alums honored for service

Harvard Alumni Association Awards recognize outstanding alumni

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DateOctober 7, 2013

Roland Yang (left) of Kirkland House and Kathryn Walsh of Adams House have been named this year's Aloian Scholars. Both will be honored by the Harvard Alumni Association on Oct. 24.

Two named Aloian Memorial Scholars

Walsh and Yang will be recognized at HAA meeting on Oct. 24

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DateOctober 7, 2013

Malala Yousafzai is Harvard Humanitarian of the year

Young Pakistani activist will be honored on Sept. 27

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DateSeptember 19, 2013

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