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Former Junior Fellow Anthony Abraham Jack (2016 - 18, 2019 - 20) was included in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which ranks the 200 university-based scholars in the United States who had the biggest impact on educational practice and...

The new study, published in a cover story in Science, shows that infrared radiation is a pollination signal, one far older than the vivid colors that later became dominant among flowering plants. Read the full Harvard Gazette article .

Former Junior Fellow Glen Weyl (2008 - 11) was the 2025 recipient of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Peace Builder Award, which recognized his commitment to ethical innovation and multi-faith engagement, particularly his work in establishing the...

The AI2050 Program funds researchers pursuing projects to help artificial intelligence create benefits for humanity by 2050. Awarded researchers are solving challenging problems in AI, designing safer and more trustworthy AI modeling, and improving the...

In recognition of her innovative experimental approaches and breakthrough discoveries on the genetic mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders, former Junior Fellow Dr. Xin Jin (2016 - 2019) has been named the 2026 Peter Gruss Young Investigator. The...

Dulac, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who was most recently the Samuel W. Morris University Professor, will now be the Xander University Professor. The professorship was created for “an eminent scholar whose work focuses on new or emerging...

The Eastern Apicultural Society of North America (EAS) has named former Junior Fellow James Nieh (1998 - 2001), a professor at the University of California, San Diego, as the recipient of the 2025 Hambleton Award for Excellence in Apicultural Research...

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Kareem El-Badry is an astrophysicist investigating how stars form, evolve, and interact. El-Badry leverages astronomical datasets and theoretical modeling to investigate binary star systems, black holes, neutron stars, and other stellar bodies. His...