Awards
Amy Palmer, professor of biochemistry, recognized for revamping classroom experiences, championing diversity and striving to connect with students ‘beyond the course curriculum.’
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researcher Eric Vance recently won the W.J. Dixon Award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting, in recognition of his work to help statisticians and data scientists become better communicators.
Ruth Ellen Kocher, a ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· distinguished professor of English, earns the CU system award in recognition of her work advancing diversity, equity and inclusion practices across campus.
Agnès Beaudry is named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society, the sixth ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· faculty member to garner this distinction.
In studying dinosaur discards, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scientist Karen Chin has gained expertise recently honored with the Bromery Award and detailed in a new children’s book.
Gary Wall, a 1970 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· physics graduate, won the Los Alamos Medal in recognition of more than 50 years of distinguished work at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researcher Aaron Whiteley is recognized by the American Society for Microbiology for his work exploring bacterial immune responses and how it translates to the human immune system.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· distinguished professor Karolin Luger is awarded the 2023 World Laureates Association Prize in Life Sciences or Medicine.
Elizabeth Shevchenko Wittenberg was born in China, detained in World War II Japan and fully embraced her American life; a scholarship named for her describes her life in 54 words. Here is the rest of the story.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researcher Edward Chuong recently received an international award for his lab’s work studying transposons in the human genome.