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Charlie Langmuir receives 2023 AGU Maurice Ewing Medal

September 14, 2023

Professor Charles H. Langmuir receives Maurice Ewing Medal in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The Maurice Ewing Medal is given annually to one honoree in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences which includes for the advancement of oceanographic engineering, technology, and...

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Zhiming Kuang named Harvard College Professor

May 4, 2023

 

Five faculty members have been awarded a Harvard College Professorship for excellence in undergraduate teaching, in fields ranging from biophysics to cultural studies. Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced the recipients on May 2. They are:

• Fiery Cushman, professor of psychology
• Philip Deloria, Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History
• ...

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John Holdren Awarded Japan's Order of the Rising Sun Gold and Silver Star

May 22, 2019

Please join us in extending congratulations to John Holdren, who has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, by the nation of Japan recognizing his work with them during the Obama administration. Quoting the Orders of the Rising Sun cabinet office, "The order is awarded to those who have made distinguished achievements in international relations, promotion of Japanese culture, advancements in their field, development in welfare or ...

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Jim McCarthy Awarded the 2018 Tyler Prize

February 7, 2018
Please join us in congratulating Jim McCarthy as a recipient of the 2018 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.  Quoting from the Tyler website "Established in 1973 by the late John and Alice Tyler, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is one of the first international premier environmental awards. This global environmental prize recognizes individuals who have contributed in an outstanding manner to the scientific knowledge and public leadership to preserve and enhance the environment of the... Read more about Jim McCarthy Awarded the 2018 Tyler Prize
Jerry Mitrovica to Receive the 2015 GSA Day Medal

Jerry Mitrovica to Receive the 2015 GSA Day Medal

June 5, 2015

Please join us in congratulating Jerry Mitrovica who will be awarded the Geological Society of America's 2015 Day Medal. Quoting from the GSA website; "The Arthur L. Day Medal was established in 1948 through a donation by Arthur L. Day, Founding Director of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. It is awarded annually, or less frequently at the discretion of the Council, to recognize outstanding distinction in the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic problems, with no restriction to the particular field of geologic research....

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