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Stanford University March 30 announced the winners of the 2020 university awards, among them its Indian American alumnus Aditya Grover.
The awards handed out by Stanford honor faculty, students and staff for exceptional service, for distinctive contributions to undergraduate education and for excellence in teaching, the university said in a news release.
The process of selecting the winners of the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Awards, the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Awards and the Walter J. Gores Awards for the 2019-20 academic year was delayed by the pandemic, it said.
Grover, who earned a masterâs degree and a doctorate in computer science in Stanfordâs School of Engineering in 2020, and is now on the UCLA faculty, was honored âfor his immense contributions to the creation of âCS 236: Deep Generative Models,â including syllabus and course material design, and teaching alongside Professor Stefano Ermon.â
January 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Free
S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation presents “Bread of Life: Challah, Family Engagement and Legacy” with filmmaker-author Tiffany Shlain, philanthropists Laura Lauder and Cissie Swig and Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award winner Alexander Fromm Lurie talking about philanthropy, leadership and more. Free, with registration.Event Website