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Awards & honors

Announcing the Amy J. Blue Award winners

Penelope Van Tuyl, Victor Madrigal, and Madika Bryant are this year’s recipients of the award, which recognizes staff who are exceptionally passionate about their work and supportive of their colleagues. President Saller will present the awards at a ceremony on Thursday.

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Stanford Law School —

Human rights champion to receive Ralston Prize

The International Peace Institute’s Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will accept the award in a May 23 ceremony at Stanford Law School.

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Stanford faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Seven Stanford researchers join the scholarly society.

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Five undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars

The national award encourages outstanding students to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

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Volunteers receive Gold Spike Awards for service to Stanford

Angela Nomellini and Ram Shriram are the recipients of the university’s highest annual volunteer service honor.

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Seven faculty elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Faculty from across disciplines were honored by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, recognizing their excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.

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Stanford announces 2024 IDEAL Provostial Fellows

The five early-career scholars will contribute to Stanford’s research and teaching related to race and ethnicity.

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Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows

Seven Stanford faculty are among the 502 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Stanford students receive Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

The award provides generous funding for immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate degrees.

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John Hennessy to receive Vannevar Bush Award

The former Stanford president is honored for his pioneering work in computer science and his dedication to supporting future leaders in the sciences, and beyond.

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Mikayla Tillery is a 2024 Truman Scholar

Mikayla is being recognized for her advocacy for housing and energy justice through her policy and research work.

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Two Stanford scholars awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Kirstin Valdez Quade and amara tabor-smith have received 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships.

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Phil Knight honored with Uncommon Citizen award

A dedicated philanthropist and Stanford GSB alum, Knight has provided game-changing support for schools and initiatives across campus.

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Stanford Alumni Association —

Elaine Treharne receives the Lyman Award

The humanities professor is recognized for her work with Stanford alumni, including speaking at Reunion Homecoming and leading Travel/Study trips across the globe.

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Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —

Francis Fukuyama honored for public administration

The FSI senior fellow received a lifetime achievement award for his international contributions to the fields of public administration, policy, and governance.

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RAISE fellows elevate community-engaged research

Meet this year’s RAISE fellows, doctoral students across disciplines who pursue community-engaged work either as part of their research or as a separate project.

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Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

Yakov Eliashberg receives 2024 Frontiers of Knowledge Award

The Stanford mathematician was honored for research that has “fundamentally transformed several areas of geometry” and revealed unexpected connections between fields.

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Two alumni named Gates Cambridge Scholars

Arman Kassam, ’22, and Julia Rathmann-Bloch, ’21, will pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

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Christopher Piech honored for ‘Code in Place’

Piech, who launched the free online programming course, received the Roland Volunteer Service Prize in a ceremony that also recognized three campus-community partnerships.

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Black Legends Awards Silicon Valley honors Elaine Ray

The Stanford communications director emeritus was inducted into the Black Legends Hall of Fame Silicon Valley for her work in journalism and community service.

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Six Stanford faculty among 2024 Sloan Research Fellows

The fellowship “recognizes and rewards outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study.”

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Stanford faculty receive engineering honors

Shanhui Fan, Carlos Ernesto Guestrin, Alexandria Boehm, Howard Allan Zebker, and Carolyn Bertozzi join the newest class of the National Academy of Engineering.

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Stanford honored for supporting scholars in crisis

The Institute of International Education recognized the university for its work to provide a safe haven for academics facing threats, persecution, or hardship in their home countries.

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Two Stanford students win Churchill Scholarship

The award provides support for American students to pursue one-year master’s degrees in STEM fields at the University of Cambridge in England.

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Senior Liza Goldberg named 2024 Marshall Scholar

The scholarship will support Goldberg’s graduate studies in climate change, planetary health, and environment and development.

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Three Stanford students named Schwarzman Scholars

Ali Malik, Athena Chang, and Kyle Becerra will pursue master’s degrees in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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Three Stanford students named 2024 Rhodes Scholars

Kate Bradley, Sid Dhawan, and Pranav Gurusankar will pursue graduate degrees at the University of Oxford in England, studying energy systems, clinical neurosciences, and applied digital health..

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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Doerr School fellowship attracts innovative scholars

The newest cohort of Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellows are practicing inclusive leadership while delving into ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on tribal communities, water resources, and plant life.

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Stanford Health Policy —

Maya Rossin-Slater wins AEA prize for women economists

The Elaine Bennett Research Prize from the American Economic Association recognizes her work examining the impacts of public policies on families and children.

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Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

Clayborne Carson receives Freedom Award

The founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute is recognized for his scholarship on the history of the Civil Rights Movement.

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