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Awards & honors

Stanford and SLAC faculty named American Physical Society Fellows

The new APS Fellows are recognized for their work in cellular biophysics, ultrafast lasers, and quantum optics.

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Meet the 2023 Bass Fellows

The Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program was established in 2001 as a way to honor faculty for extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education.

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Stanford Medicine —

Bonnie Maldonado and Kristy Red-Horse elected to National Academy of Medicine

The Stanford Medicine professors join the society tasked with analyzing health issues for policymakers and the public.

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Stanford Graduate School of Education —

Guillermo Solano-Flores named to the National Assessment Governing Board

The GSE professor joins the board overseeing the Nation’s Report Card, the ongoing measure of student achievement in the U.S.

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Four Stanford students named Voyager Scholars

The Voyager Scholarship was established by President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, and Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky to support students pursuing careers in public service.

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Stanford Medicine —

Neuro-oncologist Reena Thomas receives $12 million for immunotherapy research

The award will facilitate a clinical trial testing the safety of CAR T-cells – immune cells from patients’ own bodies that have been bioengineered to destroy cancer cells – used to treat a deadly brain cancer.

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Stanford Law School —

‘If we take care of the land, the land takes care of us’

Valérie Courtois, a leader in the movement for Indigenous-led conservation and land stewardship, was honored with the Bright Award in a celebration last week.

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Stanford Law School —

Tendayi Achiume receives MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

The visiting human rights professor teaches Third World Approaches to International Law, Borders, and Migration, among other courses at Stanford Law School.

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15 Stanford graduate students named Siebel Scholars

In addition to receiving support for their studies, the students will join a network of accomplished scholars, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

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Stanford researchers receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward grants

This year’s awardees are researching safer cancer immunotherapies, the importance of mRNA location in cells, synthetic biology-based “smart medicine,” and much more.

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

Angel Garcia-Esparza receives Young Investigator Award

His research is focused on electrocatalysts, which are key to the development of a renewable energy economy.

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Two Stanford faculty named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows

Charbel Farhat and Michael Fischbach are among the 10 scientists and engineers selected for the Department of Defense’s “most prestigious single-investigator award.”

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

SLAC and Stanford scientists win Early Career Awards

Their research explores the decarbonization of steel production, the generation of more intense particle beams, improved X-ray microscopes, and more.

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Stanford Law School —

Valérie Courtois receives the 2023 Bright Award

Courtois is one of North America’s leaders in the movement for Indigenous-led conservation and land stewardship.

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Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health —

Global Health Seed Grants awarded

Seventeen grants provided by Stanford’s Center for Innovation in Global Health will support early-stage research projects with the potential to save lives and improve global health equity.

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Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences —

Elizabeth Anderson and Alondra Nelson receive Sage-CASBS Award

From different disciplinary perspectives, this year’s winners are advancing national discourse about how systems of power and social structures perpetuate inequalities.

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Twenty-four Stanford students and alumni awarded Fulbright Grants

The grants will support Stanford seniors, graduate students, and alumni who will pursue projects abroad during the 2023-24 academic year.

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Academic awards recognize outstanding undergraduate achievement

Students from 28 undergraduate departmental and interdisciplinary honors programs were recognized with Firestone and Golden medals and Kennedy Honors Thesis prizes.

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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Excellence in DEI Awards

Keoni Rodriguez and Bianca Patel are recognized for contributing to an inclusive, just, and welcoming community at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

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Stanford Alumni Association honors outstanding students

Among this year’s honorees are graduating seniors Tina Wong, recipient of the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, and Labib Tazwar Rahman and Selaine Rodriguez, recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award.

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2023 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel, and Gores award winners announced

The university awards recognize Stanford community members for exceptional teaching, service, and academic achievement.

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Faculty Women’s Forum announces 2023 award winners

Provost Persis Drell and Vice Provost and Dean of Research Kathryn Moler, recipients of the 2023 Deborah Rhode Lifetime Achievement Award, are among the 18 honored for supporting women at Stanford.  

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Stanford alumni honored for work advancing the common good

Dianne Calvi and Rey Saldaña are honored with the 2023 President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good, which celebrates the work of alumni making a positive impact on communities.

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Stanford honors staff for decades of exceptional research support

Flexible Cleanroom Manager Thomas Carver and Mass Spectrometry Director Allis Chien received the 2022 Marsh O’Neill Award for Exceptional and Enduring Support of Stanford University’s Research Enterprise.

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Stanford honors community members for exceptional contributions to diversity

Professor Sherri Rose, graduate student Darion Wallace, and the Community College Outreach Program received this year's President’s Awards for Excellence Through Diversity.

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Dean of Students —

Twelve students receive Lyons Award for Service

Meet the undergraduate and graduate students honored for their service in areas of extraordinary need, through their work with departments, teams, clubs, residences, and community projects.

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Six Stanford affiliates named 2023 Hertz Fellows

The fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students in applied science, engineering, and mathematics.

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Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

Sourav Chatterjee named Royal Society fellow

The statistician and mathematician is one of 80 from around the world to be newly elected to the U.K.’s national academy of sciences.

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Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

SIEPR’s David Chan wins 2023 ASHEcon Medal

The American Society of Health Economists is recognizing David Chan for his significant contributions to health economics research.

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Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health —

Michele Barry named CUGH Distinguished Leader

Stanford's Michele Barry has received the Distinguished Leadership Award – the highest honor bestowed by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health during its annual conference.

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