The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research has named its 2026 cohort of W.E.B. Du Bois Medalists, including actress Angela Bassett, humanitarian and soccer legend Didier Drogba, and five-time Grammy-winning singer Mavis Staples.
The leading stem cell scientist calls the $46 million award “dream-come-true opportunity.”
The institute will bring together 39 researchers across fields including mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, and chemistry.
The Harvard theoretical physicist and neuroscientist has won the Dirac Medal and Prize, one of the highest honors in physics.
Task force leadership is “a mandate to follow the evidence, provide candid feedback, and produce rigorous findings.”
For more than 20 years, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation has marked Independence Day by recognizing a group of naturalized U.S. citizens whose contributions have strengthened the nation.
Annual program celebrated staff members for work ethic, service to students, dedication to mission
FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra helped dedicate a plaque at the teenage home of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.
The assistant professor of physics and applied math won the grant for cutting-edge neuroscience research.
FAS graduates collected their diplomas at more than a dozen smaller gatherings
Recipients chosen for their lifetime contributions and transformative achievements