Awards
Philanthropist Melinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Melinda A. Gates will receive the Radcliffe Medal in May in recognition of her significant impact on women and girls worldwide through her work as a philanthropist and entrepreneur, Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced Tuesday.
Rhodes Scholar 2020
Crimson President Kristine E. Guillaume ’20 was one of five Harvard seniors selected as an American Rhodes Scholar on Saturday.
Rhodes Scholar 2020
Neil B. Band '20 was one of five Harvard seniors selected as 2020 American Rhodes Scholars on Saturday.
Seven Harvard Seniors Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Seven members of Harvard’s Class of 2020 have won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, the American and Canadian secretaries of the Rhodes Trust announced Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer Discusses Award-Winning Work with Harvard Students
Economics Professor and 2019 Nobel Laureate Michael R. Kremer ’85 shared insights into his personal journey as an economist with Harvard students during an event Tuesday afternoon at the Smith Campus Center.
PBHA Lecture
Cristina Jiménez speaks during the Robert Coles "Call of Service" Lecture Friday evening at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church.
Robert Coles "Call of Service" Lecture and Award
Cristina Jiménez speaks during the Robert Coles "Call of Service" Lecture Friday evening at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church.
Cristina Jiménez Calls for Community Activism in 2019 Robert Coles Lecture
Jiménez received the 13th annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award at First Parish Church in Cambridge for co-founding United We Dream, an advocacy group for young immigrants.
Harvard Professor Wins Biomedical Science Award
Rockefeller University named Harvard Chemistry Professor Xiaowei Zhuang as the 2019 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize — an international award celebrating women in biomedical science.
Ten Harvard Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Ten Harvard affiliates were elected to the National Academy of Medicine — a nonprofit organization that provides advice on issues related to medicine and health policy — last Monday.
Harvard University Professor Danielle Allen Receives Governor’s Award in the Humanities
University Professor Danielle S. Allen received a 2019 Governor's Award at the annual Massachusetts Humanities Dinner Sunday evening.
Michael J. Aziz
SEAS professor Michael J. Aziz received an Eni Award for his research with chemistry professor Roy G. Gordon on organic batteries.
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens, better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Tuesday. The award recognizes individuals for their contributions to African and African American culture.
Michael J. Aziz
SEAS professor Michael J. Aziz received an Eni Award for his research with chemistry professor Roy G. Gordon on organic batteries.
Michael Kremer
Michael R. Kremer, the Gates Professor of Developing Societies, jointly received the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics along with two colleagues "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who also directs the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, spoke at the W.E.B. Du Bois Award Ceremony Tuesday.
Roy G. Gordon
Chemistry professor Roy G. Gordon received an Eni Award for his research with SEAS professor Michael J. Aziz on organic batteries.
William G. Kaelin, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Recipient
William G. Kaelin is the Sidney Farber Professor of Medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Brigham & Women’s Hospital at the Harvard Medical School.
William G. Kaelin doing lab work
William G. Kaelin — professor of medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital — has been named a winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
Harvard Medical School Professor Kaelin Awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
Harvard Medical School professor William G. Kaelin won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his research discoveries on how cells use oxygen. The prize was jointly awarded to Kaelin alongside Oxford professor Peter J. Ratcliffe and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Gregg L. Semenza.
Harvard EPS Professor Jerry Mitrovica Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship
Harvard Earth and Planetary Sciences professor Jerry X. Mitrovica was one of 26 individuals awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship Wednesday.
Ignobel Paper Airplanes
The Ig Nobel awards begin every year with attendees throwing paper airplanes through Sanders Theater.
Ignobel Awards Crowd
Organized by the Annals of Improbable Research, the Ig Nobel awards are held every year to honor "achievements that make people laugh, then think".
Ignobel Awards in Sanders Theater
The Ig Nobel awards are presented by real Nobel laureates in a ceremony at Sanders Theater on Harvard University's campus.
Ignobel Awards Speaker
Ten Ig Nobel awards have been awarded every year since 1991. One prize awarded in 2019 for medicine advances honors the collecting of evidence that pizza might protect against illness and death.