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.
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.
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.
Stanford graduate students Abdallah AbuHashem and Ziyi Wang and senior Nicolas Fishman have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford University.
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.
Paul Milgrom’s Nobel win on Monday cements not only his legacy as a groundbreaking economist but also his impact on public policy and dedication to nurturing new generations of economic scholars.
In the early hours of Oct. 12, 2020, after learning they had jointly won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Stanford economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson talk about their work and their collaboration.
“Bob has brought economic theory to the real world, both as a mechanism for understanding ‘how things work’ and then in the design of better institutions.”