The administrative appointments are Becky Simcik at Pennsylvania State University, Angel Pointer at South Carolina State University, Usha Lee McFarling at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stacy Jones at the University of Georgia, Aimee Heeter at the University of Illinois, and Donna Blake at Utah State University Blanding.
Alexia Hudson-Ward of MIT has been named president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Natalia Rost of Harvard Medical School has been named president of the American Academy of Neurology, and Ale Kennedy of Clemson University has been named chair-elect of the board for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
As founding director of Harvard's Social Economics Lab, Dr. Stantcheva conducts extensive research that sheds light on how people think about economic issues and policies.
A professor at the University of Arkansas for over 40 years, Dr. Talburt was a scholar of English literature, particularly mystery and detective fiction. She was also a leader on campus, serving in several high-ranking administrative roles throughout her tenure.
Dr. West, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia, has spent the past three decades developing nanomedicine technologies to address unmet medical needs.
Johannas Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany has presented its 2025 Gutenberg Research Award to Anna Balazs, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
An MIT faculty member for over three decades, Dr. Barnhart has served as the institution's first woman provost for the past three years. Earlier, she served as MIT's first woman chancellor for seven years.
ClimateOne has honored Leah Stokes, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for her outstanding scientific contributions and efforts to communicate climate change research to the public.
Dr. Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, is known for her extensive research on the formation of black holes and the use of gravitational lensing to map dark matter.
Dr. Fedorenko, associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, investigates how people understand and produce language through the use of brain imaging and computational modeling.
An interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Haslanger's research spans the fields of women's and gender studies, critical race theory, epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy.
Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viteribi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, conducts extensive research on developing robotic autonomy, with a long-term goal of integrating intelligent machines into everyday life.
