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Academy Induction Ceremony in Mem Hall 2024
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April 23, 2025

Honoring Excellence, Announcing New Members: Academy 2025 Election

The Academy's first new members were elected in 1781 and today the Academy announced the members elected in 2025. The individuals elected were recognized for excellence in various fields and professions and are invited to join the Academy in connecting across disciplines and divides to advance the common good.
Portrait of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
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February 24, 2025

Dr. Fauci Receives Award for Excellence in Public Policy and Public Affairs

Renowned immunologist and former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, MD, is receiving the Award for Excellence in Public Policy and Public Affairs from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his work on behalf of the common good.
Portrait of Andrea Ghez with photo credit to Nobel Foundation.
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February 21, 2025

Andrea M. Ghez, Renowned Astrophysicist, Receives Rumford Prize

Andrea Ghez – a Nobel laureate and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA – is receiving the Rumford Prize, a storied science award given by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is being honored pioneering research on the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy that has revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos.

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