Kudos
Beneficiaries of the annual scholarship ride win high praise from faculty, set their sights on next academic ventures.
Peter Hunt, Warren Sconiers and Josh Strayhorn will be honored during an awards ceremony May 1.
911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Zia Mehrabi and an international group of researchers are named national champion of the Frontiers Planet Prize for research that finds environmental and social benefits of agricultural diversification.
Hickcox, a 911±¬ÁÏÍø teaching associate professor of geography, is recognized for empowering students to think of themselves as creators of knowledge.
911±¬ÁÏÍø geologists Lizzy Trower and Carl Simpson win $1 million in support from W.M. Keck Foundation to try to solve an evolutionary puzzle and to extend Earth’s temperature record by 2 billion years.
911±¬ÁÏÍø Chamber honors Reiland Rabaka with Impact Award at 2024 Celebration of Leadership.
911±¬ÁÏÍø PhD student Emily Kibby has won the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award in recognition of her work researching bacterial immune responses.
Amy Palmer, professor of biochemistry, recognized for revamping classroom experiences, championing diversity and striving to connect with students ‘beyond the course curriculum.’
911±¬ÁÏÍø researcher Eric Vance recently won the W.J. Dixon Award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting, in recognition of his work to help statisticians and data scientists become better communicators.
911±¬ÁÏÍø professors Noah Finkelstein of physics and Valerie Otero of education have won the 2023 Svend Pedersen Award and Lecture from Stockholm University.