Awards
SEAS Professor Jennifer Lewis Awarded James Prize
The National Academy of Sciences awarded Harvard professor Jennifer A. Lewis the 2025 James Prize in Science and Technology Integration. Lewis’ work uses ink to 3D print biological materials such as human cells.
Serving Up Success: Two Cambridge Chefs Named Semifinalists for James Beard Award
Two Cambridge chefs got a taste of success after being named semifinalists for a James Beard award — one of the most prestigious honors the culinary industry has to offer.
Jodie Foster To Receive 2025 Radcliffe Medal
Academy Award winning actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster will be awarded the 2025 Radcliffe Medal, the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced Thursday.
Nobel Laureate Martin Karplus ’51 Remembered as Attentive Mentor, ‘Pioneering’ Chemist
Martin Karplus ’51 developed ground-breaking computer models to study chemical reactions and molecular dynamics, mentored hundreds of scientists, and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But his love for the sciences began with another discipline — biology.
Biden Awards Medals of Freedom to Former Defense Sec. Ash Carter, Harvard Donor David Rubenstein
President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom on Saturday to two Harvard affiliates — former U.S. Defense Secretary and longtime Harvard Kennedy School professor Ashton B. Carter and former Harvard Corporation fellow David M. Rubenstein.
3 Harvard College Seniors Named 2025 Marshall Scholars
Three Harvard College seniors — Laila A. Nasher ’25, Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25, and John Lin ’25 — were named Marshall Scholars on Monday, per a British consulate press release.
‘Far From Ideal’: Harvard Rhodes Finalists Say Lack of Travel Funding Posed Challenges
Students that spoke to The Crimson said they spent anywhere from $150 to $1,550 out of pocket for transportation, housing, and food during their Rhodes interview trip.
Phi Beta Kappa Selects ‘Senior 48’ From Harvard Class of 2025
Forty-eight Harvard College seniors were elected to Harvard’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on Wednesday, joining 24 of their classmates who were inducted in the spring to the nation’s oldest and most distinguished academic honor society.
Six Harvard Students Selected as Rhodes Scholars From US, Canada
Six members of Harvard’s Class of 2025 were selected as American and Canadian Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford.
Laura Wegner ’25 Named Rhodes Scholar from Germany
Laura S. Wegner ’25 was announced as one of two German recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship last week, the University’s first from Germany in 10 years.
Judy Norsigian ’70 Awarded PBHA Robert Coles ‘Call of Service’ Award
Judith L. Norsigian ’70, who co-founded the women’s health nonprofit Our Bodies, Ourselves, received the Phillips Brooks House Association’s Robert Coles “Call of Service” award on Friday.
Harvard Dental School Dean Wins American Dental Association Award for Research
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean William V. Giannobile was presented with the American Dental Association’s 2024 Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research last Friday.
Shahmir Aziz ’25 Named Rhodes Scholar From Pakistan
Shahmir Aziz ’25 was selected as one of two Rhodes Scholars from Pakistan this weekend to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford.
The Nobel Laureate Harvard Didn’t Want
On Monday, one Harvard professor was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. But if Victor R. Ambros had not been denied tenure more than three decades earlier, it could have been two.
Harvard Professor Gary Ruvkun Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Gary B. Ruvkun, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine, the Nobel Committee announced early Monday morning.
