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Ran Abramitzky and Alvin Roth sit in brown chairs on a stage with an audience in the foreground. Abramitzky is listening while Roth speaks and gestures with his hands.

In the Moment

H&S senior associate dean Ran Abramitzky talks with Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth, Stanford professor of economics, during the first conversation in the Big Ideas speaker series.

During fall quarter, Abramitzky is hosting Stanford’s Nobel Laureates and MacArthur “Genius” Fellows to talk about their award-winning research and their personal and professional paths.

Photo by LiPo Ching / Stanford University

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Faculty Awards

Awards and honors earned by H&S faculty

Read more about Stephen Shenker and Leonard Susskind awarded 2023 Dirac Medal

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Stephen Shenker and Leonard Susskind awarded 2023 Dirac Medal

Read more about Stanford-led collaboration to explore electrodynamics of neutron stars and black holes receives $8M in funding from Simons Foundation

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Stanford-led collaboration to explore electrodynamics of neutron stars and black holes receives $8M in funding from Simons Foundation

Read more about Russell Poldrack named 2023 British Academy fellow

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Russell Poldrack named 2023 British Academy fellow

Read more about Steven Banik and Christopher O. Barnes named 2023 Pew Biomedical Scholars

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Steven Banik and Christopher O. Barnes named 2023 Pew Biomedical Scholars

Read more about Gordon H. Chang awarded 2023-24 research fellowship from The Huntington

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Gordon H. Chang awarded 2023-24 research fellowship from The Huntington

Read more about Lauren O’Connell receives 2023 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

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Lauren O’Connell receives 2023 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Read more about Aron Rodrigue made honorary citizen of Greek city of Didymoteicho

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Aron Rodrigue made honorary citizen of Greek city of Didymoteicho

Read more about David O. Siegmund awarded 2023 C.R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize

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David O. Siegmund awarded 2023 C.R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize

Read more about Gretchen Daily receives 2023 Eminent Ecologist Award

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Gretchen Daily receives 2023 Eminent Ecologist Award

Read more about Kathryn Gin Lum wins 2023 Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

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Kathryn Gin Lum wins 2023 Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

Read more about Kathryn Olivarius receives 2023 Frederick Jackson Turner Award

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Kathryn Olivarius receives 2023 Frederick Jackson Turner Award

Read more about Carolyn Bertozzi receives 2023 American Association for Cancer Research award

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Carolyn Bertozzi receives 2023 American Association for Cancer Research award

Read more about R. Lanier Anderson elected board chair of American Philosophical Association

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R. Lanier Anderson elected board chair of American Philosophical Association

Read more about Monika Schleier-Smith honored with 2023 Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award

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Monika Schleier-Smith honored with 2023 Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award

Read more about Richard Zare awarded a 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal

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Richard Zare awarded a 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal

Read more about Matthew Sommer awarded $60,000 grant from NEH

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Matthew Sommer awarded $60,000 grant from NEH

Read more about Richard Roberts elected honorary fellow of American Society for Legal History

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Richard Roberts elected honorary fellow of American Society for Legal History

Read more about Rowan Dorin awarded 2022 Mary L. Dudziak Digital Legal History Prize

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Rowan Dorin awarded 2022 Mary L. Dudziak Digital Legal History Prize

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Every day, Stanford students and faculty bring the humanities to life as they explore the ideas, cultures, and peoples that shape the human experience. And studying the humanities and arts prepares students to build a good life and a better world in successful careers across the globe. 

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Department of History

Department of History