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Ajzen, emeritus professor of psychological and brain sciences in the College of Natural Sciences, joined four other academics in receiving the global award for contributions that have revolutionized attitude theory and its practical applications.

June 26, 2025
Icek Ajzen

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a foundation-wide activity that offers NSF awards in support of early career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

June 26, 2025
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The network of 68 universities is committed to instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in their engineers.

June 26, 2025
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Boakye and Okte, assistant professors of civil and environmental engineering, have received the $40,000 award from the Office of Research and Engagement to study how social equity considerations can be incorporated into infrastructure management decisions, focusing on road pavement conditions.

June 26, 2025
Jessica Boakye and Egemen Okte

Martin’s pioneering work on low-cost, high-volume, high-purity synthesis of vaccine quality RNA is set to revolutionize therapeutics.

June 25, 2025
Craig Martin

Carbone, professor of nutrition and associate dean for curriculum and academic oversight in the Commonwealth Honors College, will serve a three-year term as chair of the nine-person committee as its only U.S. member and will also sit on IHLA’s Executive Board.

June 25, 2025
Elena Carbone

In “Making Sense of Epidemiological Research: A Student's Guide,” the professor of epidemiology and associate dean of graduate and professional studies in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences offers a step-by-step process, beginning with how to find epidemiologic studies on a given topic.

June 25, 2025
Katherine Reeves