Mikaela Salvador receives AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Salvador investigated the diversity and symbiotic relationships of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms – which are involved with critical biogeochemical cycles – within marine sediments and deep-sea methane seeps.
Junior Megha Parwani honored for democracy-building efforts
Megha Parwani has been selected as a 2021-22 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact for her work to strengthen civil dialogue, civic engagement and democracy-building, particularly among young people.
Two scholars with Stanford affiliations win Gates Cambridge Scholarships
A Stanford undergraduate student and a Stanford alumnus are among the 24 Americans awarded scholarships to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
Joel Gonzalez, lauded as a ‘very creative thinker,’ wins a 2020 Amy J. Blue Award
Joel Gonzalez, a media technician in Event Services, will receive an Amy J. Blue Award on Feb. 11. The award honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
Cindy Ng, a pillar of Stanford’s Asian American community, wins a 2020 Amy J. Blue Award
Cindy Ng, the Scott J.J. Hsu Director of the Asian American Activities Center, will receive an Amy J. Blue Award on Feb. 11. The award honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
Arthel Coleman, Jr., ‘collaborator and peacemaker,’ wins an Amy J. Blue Award
Arthel Coleman, Jr., manager of student residential services at the Graduate School of Business, will receive an Amy J. Blue Award on Feb. 11. The award honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
The awards honor the life and work of the late Amy J. Blue, associate vice president for administrative services and facilities, who was known as a woman of incisive intelligence, abundant energy and unrelenting honesty.
Simona Onori wins C3E research award for work on sustainable transportation
The annual award from the U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Initiative, or C3E, recognizes mid-career women who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy.
Noah Diffenbaugh receives AGU’s William Kaula Award
The professor of Earth system science was honored for extraordinary contributions to the growth, quality, and success of the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Four scholars with Stanford affiliations win Schwarzman Scholarships
The Schwarzman Scholars program has awarded scholarships to 154 people from around the world, including four people with Stanford affiliations, for a one-year master’s degree and leadership program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Stanford senior Cullen Chosy selected as 2021 Marshall Scholar
Cullen Chosy, a Stanford senior majoring in chemical engineering, will begin his graduate studies in physics at the University of Cambridge in September as a Marshall Scholar.
Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne named an Officer of the Order of Canada
Tessier-Lavigne, who holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship, was recognized for his work in developmental neuroscience, his academic leadership and his advocacy of science.
The bid picture: Nobel prize winners explain auction theory, collaboration
If designed correctly, auctions can distribute resources fairly, according to Stanford economists Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom. The pair were awarded the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
Stanford graduate students Abdallah AbuHashem and Ziyi Wang and senior Nicolas Fishman have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford University.
Jeffrey Glenn granted $14.3 million to develop broad spectrum drugs
The Stanford researcher is pursuing antiviral drugs with broad efficacy against enteroviruses, which cause common colds and polio, and coronaviruses including the one that causes COVID-19.
Society of Labor Economists names new prize for Edward Lazear
The Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) has announced a new prize named in honor of Edward P. Lazear, the Hoover Institution’s Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow.
Jane Willenbring receives AGU’s Marguerite T. Williams Award
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences Jane Willenbring has been presented with the inaugural Marguerite T. Williams Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Professor Arnetha Ball awarded Roland Volunteer Service Prize
Arnetha Ball has been awarded the Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize, which recognizes Stanford faculty members who engage students in integrating academic scholarship with significant and meaningful volunteer service to society.
