Awards
John Bates Clark Medal Recipient
Roland G. Fryer, this year’s John Bates Clark Medal recipient, speaks about his research on education for disadvantaged youths, influential mentors, and his two-year-old daughter on Monday afternoon in his office at Littauer Center.
Phi Beta Kappa Elects 'Junior 24' for Class of 2016
The Mathematics Department was most heavily represented with three concentrators among the elected.
Innovation Challenge Showcases Finalists, Announces Winners
Startup groups presented a large variety of projects from mobile phone applications for finding tutors to vegan baked goods.
Scene and Heard: Piper Kerman
I have never seen the show. I have never read the book. And, in case anyone was wondering, I have never been to a women’s prison. So why did I choose to go hear Piper Kerman, author of the book “Orange is the New Black,” speak on the busy Monday night of March 30? To be completely honest, I just wanted to get my newly purchased copy of the book signed. Luckily, I got much more out of it than just a signed book.
Piper Kerman Receives Humanist Award
Piper Kerman, author of the popular book Orange is the New Black, speaks at the Science Center after receiving the Humanist Heroine of the Year Award. She talked about the difficulties marginalized men and women face in prisons and after they are released.
Alyssa A. Goodman
Pictured from left to right: Erin Johnson, Alyssa A. Goodman, Patricia S. Udomprasert, and Curtis Wong at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle.
Miami Herald Awarded Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The award celebrates journalists who promote "effective and ethical conduct of government" by exposing both corrupt and commendable government performance.
Anthropology Professor Named Changjiang Scholar
The title of Changjiang Scholar is often considered the most prestigious academic award conferred in China, and is rarely granted to foreigners or to social scientists.
Justice Ginsburg Will Receive Radcliffe Medal in May
The Radcliffe Medal is presented annually to an individual who has made significant and effective contributions to change and progress.
Amy Poehler Named Hasty Pudding’s 2015 Woman of the Year
Poehler, known for her comedic timing, acted as a cast member of the comedy show “Saturday Night Live” for many years and has recently received critical acclaim for her performance as idealistic female bureaucrat Leslie Knope on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.”
Harvard Research Assistant Wins Award for Science Raps
A research assistant for the Life Sciences Outreach Program at Harvard was awarded the New England Biolabs Passion in Science Award for her devotion to uniting science and arts in education.
Physics Professor Awarded Fellowship for Nanotech Research
Yacoby’s research is primarily focused on how particles behave at a nanoscale.
Alia Qaternah
Alia Y. Qaternah, a research assistant in the Life Sciences Outreach Program, won the New England Biolabs Passion in Science Award.
Ban Ki Moon Humanitarian of the Year
Ban Ki-Moon accepts the Harvard Foundation Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award as the 2014 Humanitarian of the Year on Tuesday in Memorial Church. Moon delivered a speech calling Harvard to action in supporting his efforts with the United Nations.
Ban Ki Moon Humanitarian of the Year
Ban Ki Moon accepts the Harvard Foundation Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award as the 2014 Humanitarian of the Year on Tuesday in Memorial Church. Dr. S. Allen Counter Jr., the Director of the Harvard Foundation, and Derek C. Bok presented the award.
Rhodes Winner Fritzi Reuter
Former Lowell House resident Fritzi Reuter '14 has been named one of two winners of the 2015 Rhodes Scholarship for Germany.
David Adjaye
Architect David Adjaye accepts a W.E.B. Du Bois Medal in Sanders theater on Tuesday afternoon.
Harvery Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of the highly successful company, Miramax Films, accepts a W.E.B. Du Bois medal in Sanders theater on Tuesday afternoon.
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes, creator of the popular TV shows Grey's Anatomy and Scandal, accepts a W.E.B. Du Bois medal on Tuesday afternoon.
Kuumba Singers
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College performed at the W.E.B. Du Bois medal ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
W.E.B. Du Bois Ceremony - Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey accepts the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal for the late Maya Angelou. Later Winfrey, along with honorees David Adjaye, Harry Belafonte, Steve McQueen, Shonda Rhimes and Harvey Weinstein, received W.E.B. Du Bois medals Tuesday afternoon in Sanders Theatre.
Harry Belafonte Honored
Harry Belafonte, distinguished artist and activist, was honored at the W.E.B. Du Bois medal ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. Honorees also included Oprah Winfrey, David Adjaye, Steve McQueen, Shonda Rhimes, and Harvey Weinstein.