Awards
President Obama gives the National Humanities Medal to Stanford literary scholar Ramón Saldívar
Saldívar receives a 2011 National Humanities Medal in honor of his cultural explorations of the U.S-Mexico border.
Stanford senior awarded 2012-2013 Churchill Scholarship
Ariana Peck, a 21-year-old biology major from Belmont, Calif., was one of 14 Americans "of exceptional ability and outstanding achievement" awarded Churchill Scholarships for the coming academic year by The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States. The scholarship pays for up to one year of study at the University of Cambridge.
1.25.12
Historian Lyman Van Slyke awarded Lyman Award from alumni association
An annual service award named for former Stanford President Richard Lyman this year goes to a Chinese historian whose leadership of 35 alumni travel/study trips totals more than a year.
Stanford President Hennessy wins IEEE's highest honor
Hennessy was recognized by IEEE for pioneering the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processor and for leadership in computer engineering and higher education.
One Stanford student and one alumnus awarded 2012 Marshall Scholarships
Stanford alumnus Rayden Llano and senior Will Stoeckle will head next fall to the London School of Economics and Politics and to King's College London as Marshall Scholars.
Two Stanford students and five alumni will begin graduate studies this fall as Rhodes and Mitchell scholars
The Rhodes and Mitchell scholarship programs are among the most prestigious academic honors worldwide. This year, five from Stanford - two seniors and three alumni - were named Rhodes Scholars. Two alumni, Tommy Tobin and Philippe de Koning, were named Mitchell Scholars.
11.21.11
Five from Stanford named Rhodes Scholars
In a first for Stanford, two seniors and three recent graduates will pursue study at Oxford University as part of the new class of Rhodes Scholars announced recently by the Rhodes Trust.
11.9.11
Two staff members to receive Marshall D. O'Neill Awards for outstanding contributions to Stanford's research mission
Two staff members – Heideh Fattaey, executive director of operations and programs at Bio-X, and Bettye Price, administrative services manager of the Biology Department – have been chosen as 2011 Marshall D. O'Neill Award winners. The awards ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Faculty Club.
Hoover Senior Fellow Thomas Sargent wins Nobel in economics
Sargent shared the prize, including the 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) cash award, with American Christopher A. Sims, of Princeton University, "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy."
10.10.11
Stanford celebrates faculty contributions to undergraduate education, names six new Bass Fellows
At the first "Celebration of Undergraduate Education," Provost John Etchemendy and Harry J. Elam Jr., vice provost for undergraduate education, honored faculty for their contributions to the "scholarly engagement" of undergraduates. They also recognized six new Bass University Fellows.
Obama names Stanford physicist Benjamin Lev for honor
Benjamin Lev, who studies the behavior of quantum matter, will attend an Oct. 14 awards ceremony in Washington D.C. for early-career scientists.
8.23.11
Stanford students, fresh off the Farm and going global
From working toward democracy in Mauritania to fighting the spread of infectious diseases in Kenya, several new grads have the experience of a lifetime as International Public Service fellows.
Small poetry press founded by Stanford lecturer garners critical attention
Canarium Books, founded by recent Stegner Fellow and lecturer Joshua Edwards, has a critical reputation that belies its budget.
6.23.11
SLAC scientists win $2.5 million awards from U.S. Department of Energy
Markus Guehr, leader of the Ultrafast Electron Dynamics group in the PULSE Institute, and Faya Wang, an associate staff scientist at SLAC's Accelerator Design Department, received the awards.
6.22.11
Graduating seniors receive awards for theses, research and arts projects
Project titles ranged from "Let them eat yellowcake," to "Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 3 & 4"
