Kudos
- Amy Lavens, the College of Arts and Sciences’ vice dean of finance and administration, is one of 17 professionals to win this recognition.
- Physics Professor Cindy Regal, also of NIST, is one of eight investigators recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics who will receive up to $2 million over five years.
- 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.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥â€™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 É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ teaching associate professor of geography, is recognized for empowering students to think of themselves as creators of knowledge.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ 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.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Chamber honors Reiland Rabaka with Impact Award at 2024 Celebration of Leadership.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ 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.’