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January 31, 2013
Academy Members Secure Association and Fellowship Appointments
Over the past few months, a number of Academy members have achieved new opportunities for professional growth.

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December 28, 2012
Academy Members Awarded Numerous Scientific Prizes in 2012
Academy members put on an impressive showing in 2012 with recognitions ranging from the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science to the American Society for Microbiology's mentoring award.

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November 05, 2012
Academy Member Sue Rosser Authors Book on Women and Science
The Provost and Professor at San Francisco State University explores the barriers women scientists and engineers face—and how to break them down.

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April 17, 2012
Academy President’s Council member and Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek to be Honored
The Kosciuszko Foundation’s 77th Annual Dinner and Ball will pay homage to "Polish Contributions to Science.”

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April 16, 2012
Valentin Fuster Receives Appointments at Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Academy member and conference organizer is named physician-in-chief of MSMC and director of Mount Sinai Heart.

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April 16, 2012
Academy Member Receives Prestigious Engineering Distinction
Asad M. Madni is elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

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April 16, 2012
Expert on HIV/AIDS Appointed To UNITAID Advisory Group
Academy member Chinua Akukwe answers “call to duty.”

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April 16, 2012
Win Phillips Named to New Positions at University of Florida
The Academy member transitions to his new roles as COO and SVP.

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April 16, 2012
David Helfand Assumes University Presidency
The Academy member is named the first president of Quest University in Canada.

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April 16, 2012
Academy Member Receives Award for Research on Lighting Quality
Jennifer Veitch’s work is recognized by the International Commission on Illumination.

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April 16, 2012
Trudy Mackay Named To Board of Regents, National Library of Medicine
The Academy member is the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of Genetics at North Carolina State University.

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April 16, 2012
Chemistry Professor Elected President, American Chemical Society
Academy member Bassam Z. Shakhashiri implements his presidential theme: “Advancing Chemistry and Communicating Chemistry.”

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January 11, 2012
Scientific Community Mourns Fleur L. Strand
The neuroscientist and former Academy board chair broke scientific and social ground throughout her long career.

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December 09, 2011
Academy Life Member Receives National Medal of Science
University of California Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien receives his medal from President Obama.

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December 09, 2011
President’s Council Member Elected to Philosophical Society
Ismail Serageldin is recognized for his intellectual accomplishments and public service.

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December 09, 2011
Neuroscience Prize Honors Work on Stress
Academy Governor Bruce S. McEwen is named winner of the 2011 Edward M. Scolnick Prize.

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December 07, 2011
Victor Sendax Wins Research Award
The Academy member is recognized by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry for his invention of a dental implant system.

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December 07, 2011
Academy Members Receive NIH Common Fund Grants
New Innovator and Transformative Research Projects awards support game-changing research.

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October 04, 2011
Ralph Steinman awarded 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, dies at age 68
Renowned for his discovery of dendritic cells, the cell biologist and immunologist died Friday of pancreatic cancer, just days before the prize announcement.

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May 03, 2011
Academy Member and NYU Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux Receives Lashley Award for His Work on Emotion and Fear
The New York University professor and researcher was recognized for his investigations of fear learning and fear memory

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Academy Members Secure Association and Fellowship Appointments

Academy Members Awarded Numerous Scientific Prizes in 2012

Academy Member Sue Rosser Authors Book on Women and Science

Academy President’s Council member and Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek to be Honored

Valentin Fuster Receives Appointments at Mount Sinai Medical Center

Academy Member Receives Prestigious Engineering Distinction

Expert on HIV/AIDS Appointed To UNITAID Advisory Group

Win Phillips Named to New Positions at University of Florida

David Helfand Assumes University Presidency

Academy Member Receives Award for Research on Lighting Quality

Trudy Mackay Named To Board of Regents, National Library of Medicine

Chemistry Professor Elected President, American Chemical Society

Scientific Community Mourns Fleur L. Strand

Academy Life Member Receives National Medal of Science

President’s Council Member Elected to Philosophical Society

Neuroscience Prize Honors Work on Stress

Victor Sendax Wins Research Award

Academy Members Receive NIH Common Fund Grants

Ralph Steinman awarded 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, dies at age 68

Academy Member and NYU Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux Receives Lashley Award for His Work on Emotion and Fear

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