James Buckley, PhD, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $98,310 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research titled “Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in Subhalos with Fermi and Veritas.” …
Namgyal Choedup, graduate student in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $17,800 grant from the Social Sciences Research Council for research titled “From Tibetan Refugees to Transmigrants: Negotiating Cultural Continuity and Economic Mobility through Migration.” …
Sarah Gehlert, PhD, the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, has received a one-year, $98,227 subaward from the University of Pennsylvania for research titled “Determinants of Disparity of Prostrate Cancer Outcomes.” …
David Gutsche, PhD, professor emeritus of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has been selected as a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS Fellows Program recognizes members for their contributions to the chemical sciences and outstanding service to the society. …
Tamara Hershey, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, of neurology and of radiology, has been named co-chair of the Tourette Syndrome Association’s Scientific Advisory Board, effective March 1, 2011. …
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck, MD, PhD, associate professor of pathology and immunology and of developmental biology, has received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the American Asthma Foundation for reseach titled “Role of Microbial Driven Autophagy within Respiratory Airways in the Pathology of Asthma.”
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