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Northwestern University professors Sossina Haile and Dr. Dimitri Krainc have received the 16th annual Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award.
Haile, of the McCormick School of Engineering, is a fuel cell pioneer whose work focuses on sustainability and social good on a global scale. Krainc, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is an outstanding investigator in the field of neurodegenerative research whose work has paved the way for investigations into novel therapeutics.
Bestowed by the Office of the Provost, the Ver Steeg Fellowship supports scholarship and research by tenured Northwestern faculty whose work enhances the national and international reputation of the University. The honor includes a $40,000 award for each recipient.
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Search committee established to find the next Northwestern president
Committee of 36 members, representing the University’s many stakeholder groups, will seek broad input from across the Northwestern community
The Presidential Search Committee has been appointed to advise the Board of Trustees in selecting the University’s next president, Board Chair J. Landis Martin announced today.
Last month, President Morton Schapiro announced that he will conclude his tenure on Aug. 31, 2022. Since he took office in September 2009 as the 16th president in Northwestern’s 170-year history, the University has elevated its status as a leader in research and teaching.
Under Schapiro’s leadership, undergraduate applications have nearly doubled as has representation from underrepresented student groups and the acceptance rate has dropped from 27% to 7%. Annual funding for sponsored research activity has risen 86%, from $476.9 million in 2009 to $887.3 million in 2020.