Peter Vitousek and Gretchen Daily honored by the British Ecological Society
Peter Vitousek and Gretchen Daily recently received honorary membership in the British Ecological Society. This is the organization's highest honor recognizing exceptional contribution at the international level to the generation, communication and promotion of ecological knowledge and solutions.
Six members of the Stanford staff were honored as the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Amy J. Blue Awards, which recognize staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
Three staffers honored with 2021 Amy J. Blue Awards
Cheryll Ramirez, Cathy Garzio and David Mucciarone are this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Awards, which honor staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
David Mucciarone, ‘heart and soul of the lab,’ wins 2021 Amy J. Blue Award
David Mucciarone, lab manager in the Department of Earth System Science in the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, is among this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
High-Risk, High-Reward grants awarded to Stanford researchers
This year’s awardees are developing a virtual biopsy, investigating the influential functions of lysosomes, researching the genetics of allergies, and working toward more powerful forms of cancer immunotherapy.
Cheryll Ramirez, ‘the heart’ of VPUE, wins 2021 Amy J. Blue Award
Cheryll Ramirez, director of operations in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, is among this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
Indigenous climate activist wins 2021 Bright Award
India Logan-Riley is the winner of the 2021 Bright Award, recognizing their work as co-founder of Te Ara Whatu, a group of Māori and Pasifika youth who are working for climate change solutions and Indigenous sovereignty.
Cathy Garzio, ‘an amazing leader and a bright star’ wins a 2021 Amy J. Blue Award
Cathy Garzio, vice chair and director of finance and administration in the Department of Medicine at Stanford Medicine, is among this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
The neuroscientist and pediatric neuro-oncologist is being recognized for her work to understand healthy brain development and create therapies for a group of lethal brain tumors.
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek awarded Yidan Prize for work in education
Eric Hanushek, the Hoover Institution’s Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, has been awarded the prestigious Yidan Prize for his pioneering research on improving the educational outcomes of students.
Discoveries by Deisseroth, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of bioengineering, and his two co-recipients regarding microbial light-activated molecules led to his development of a way to manipulate selected neurons in living animals to observe changes in their behavior.
Three researchers join 21 other Stanford faculty as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. The seven-year term frees faculty to pursue the most innovative biomedical research.
President’s Award for Public Service and Civic Engagement will honor alumni
Stanford invites the university community to nominate alumni for the inaugural 2022 President’s Award for Public Service and Engagement. Nominations are open through Nov. 22.
Yi Cui, director of Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, has won the 2021 Global Energy Prize for new energy applications, one of three Global Energy Prizes given annually.
Grad wins fellowships to pursue bold innovation at MIT
Kartik Chandra, who studied computer science, English and physics at Stanford, won two fellowships that will support his graduate studies in electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Neale Mahoney and Heidi Williams named co-recipients of the 2021 ASHEcon Medal
Two faculty from the Department of Economics in the School of Humanities and Sciences have been named co-recipients of the biennial 2021 ASHEcon Medal.
Stanford awards 2020 Marsh O’Neill Awards to Kevin Manalili and Richard Tiberio
Kevin Manalili, director of facilities planning and management for the School of Engineering, and Richard Tiberio, senior research scientist at Stanford Nano Shared Facilities, have each won a 2020 Marsh O’Neill Award for Exceptional and Enduring Support of Stanford University’s Research Enterprise.
Wrestler Shane Griffith and women's basketball player Ashten Prechtel were recently recognized with the Bob Murphy Award, given to student-athletes whose unforgettable performance in an athletic contest secures a place in Stanford Athletics history.
Faculty Women’s Forum announces 2021 award winners
The 2021 Faculty Women’s Forum Awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony beginning at noon on Monday, June 14. Advance registration is required to attend.
The awards honor the life and work of the late Amy J. Blue, an associate vice president for administrative services and facilities, who was known as a woman of incisive intelligence, abundant energy and unrelenting honesty.
2021 President’s Awards for Excellence Through Diversity
The awards recognize and honor individuals and programs that have made exceptional contributions to enhancing and supporting diversity within the Stanford community.
2020 and 2021 winners of the highest academic honor given by the School of Humanities and Sciences acknowledge the secondary-school teachers and Stanford faculty who shaped their journeys.
