Stanford announces 2021 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel and Gores awards
Stanford has announced the winners of the 2021 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel and Gores awards honoring faculty, students and staff. The winners will be publicly recognized on June 13, during the Commencement ceremony for the Senior Class of 2021.
Students use social innovation to solve global problems, drive change
Stanford Graduate School of Business has awarded three members of the Class of 2021 the Social Innovation Fellowship to continue their work addressing social and environmental needs.
Three seniors awarded SAA’s Outstanding Achievement Award
Graduating seniors Ghawayne Calvin, Liza Hafner and María Valentina Suárez-Nieto have been awarded the Stanford Alumni Association Outstanding Achievement Award.
Professor emeritus Dave Pollard receives highest award of Geological Society
Dave Pollard, the Barney and Estelle Morris Professor of Earth Sciences, Emeritus, has been awarded the 2021 Wollaston Medal, the highest honor of the Geological Society of London. The award is given to geoscientists who have had a significant influence by means of a substantial body of excellent research in either or both 'pure' and 'applied' aspects of the science.
Two Stanford students named 2021 Yenching Scholars
Stanford co-term students Cole McFaul and Caroline Zhang have been selected as 2021 Yenching Academy Scholars and will begin master’s programs in Chinese Studies at Peking University in the fall.
Bioengineering graduate student Mira Moufarrej wins Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Mira Moufarrej, a graduate student in bioengineering, has been awarded a 2021 “Cure it!” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for inventions related to prenatal and maternal health.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars program announces 2021 cohort
Knight-Hennessy Scholars, who receive up to three years of funding for graduate study at Stanford, also participate in the King Global Leadership Program, which aims to prepare them to become inspiring and visionary leaders who are committed to the greater good.
Two graduate students recognized by the Department of Energy
Two Stanford graduate students are among the 78 who have been selected for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program.
Team science award recognizes eight pediatric cancer researchers at Stanford
The team, composed of researchers at nine academic institutions, has published more than 100 papers and treated nearly 1,000 children with cancer in early-phase clinical trials.
Swe Win, Editor-in-Chief of Myanmar Now, to Receive 2021 Shorenstein Journalism Award
An esteemed investigative journalist and human rights defender, Swe Win is the recipient of the twentieth Shorenstein Award. He currently leads the editorial team of the independent news agency Myanmar Now from exile and his newsroom is in hiding.
David Laitin receives the 2021 Skytte Prize in Political Science
David Laitin has received the 2021 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science for his influential research on how culture, especially language and religion, guides political behavior.
Meghan McClure named Pac-12 Women’s Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Meghan McClure has been named the Pac-12 Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2020 season, which was contested during the spring of 2021. The award is presented in each of the 24 sports sponsored by the Pac-12 and was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.
Professor David Cohen awarded Roland Volunteer Service Prize
Stanford Professor David Cohen, who directs the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice, has been awarded the 2021 Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize for involving students in integrating academic scholarship with service to society.
Newest American Academy of Arts and Sciences members
Ten Stanford faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies.
2021 Mellon Arts Non-Resident Practitioner Fellowship cohort at CCSRE announced
Stanford Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity supports the artists’ research-based practice that involves local, national and transnational issues.
Five undergraduates awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarships
Five Stanford undergraduate students have received 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which are designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Stanford junior wins 2021 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Service Award
James Kanoff, who co-founded the Farmlink Project at the start of the pandemic, will share a 2021 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Service Award for his work connecting farmers with fresh food to food banks.
Two Stanford juniors win 2021 Truman Scholarships for graduate studies
Mercedes “Sadie” Blancaflor and Nicholas “Nick” Hakes will receive Truman Scholarships, which provide up to $30,000 to students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in public service.
Among those honored with 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships are R. Lanier Anderson, Vincent Barletta, Enrique Chagoya, Lochlann Jain, Amalia D. Kessler, Daniel Mason and Jonathan A. Rodden.
Rafael Schmitt wins the Aspen Institute Italia Award for hydropower research on the Mekong River
The Aspen Institute Italia Award is given annually for scientific research and collaboration between Italy and the United States. Schmitt will receive the award alongside his co-authors on a study focused on strategic hydropower planning to benefit the economy and the environment.
Ullman shares the prize with long-time collaborator Alfred Aho of Columbia University. They are recognized for their influential work on compilers and algorithms, including their co-authorship of widely popular textbooks on these topics.
