On Monday, Professor Andrew Knoll was awarded the Crafoord Prize in Geoscience from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for depicting the first three billion years of life on earth through studies of microfossils. A video about Professor Knoll's work and the prize can be found by clicking this link.
Professor John Shaw has been named the University’s next vice provost for research. He will create new cross-University strategic research initiatives and incentives to remove barriers to collaboration. The full Harvard Gazette article can be read here: Geologist John H. Shaw named vice provost for research – Harvard Gazette
