All Researcher of the Year

Matthew Daly posing.

April 20, 2026

Matthew Daly: What’s light as glass and strong as metal?

Rising Star in Natural Sciences and Engineering

Terrell Morton posing outside.
Jonathan Connolly Headshot in University Hall.

April 20, 2026

Jonathan Connolly: What does freedom look like after abolition?

Rising Star in Humanities, Arts, Design and Architecture

Cedric Johnson stands outside, with University Hall in the background

April 20, 2026

Cedric Johnson: What political changes did Black activism produce?

Distinguished Researcher in Social Sciences

Marina Mogilner headshot in her office.

April 20, 2026

Marina Mogilner: How can rethinking borders reshape history’s telling?

Distinguished Scholar in Humanities, Arts, Design and Architecture

Liliana Sánchez professor of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

April 21, 2025

Liliana Sánchez: Exploring how language affects comprehension and social relationships

Professor named a 2024-25 Distinguished Scholar in Humanities, Arts, Design and Architecture

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April 21, 2025

Liza Calisesi Maidens: Centering underrepresented voices in classical choral music

Assistant professor named 2024-25 Rising Star in Humanities, Arts, Design and Architecture

A man in a blue shirt sits a a microscope with a monitor showing a blue-tinted image of chemical structures.

April 21, 2025

Andy Nguyen: Designing molecular machines inspired by nature 

Assistant professor named 2024-25 Rising Star in Natural Sciences and Engineering

A woman in a white lab coat and blue gloves holds a pipette while working at a lab bench.

April 21, 2025

Kanchan Jaswal: Uncovering a key to infection in the gut microbiota

Microbiology researcher named 2024-25 Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year

A man in a white lab coat and glasses sits at a computer in a lab

April 21, 2025

Lijun Rong: Developing therapies to fight the next pandemic 

Professor named 2024-25 Distinguished Researcher in Basic Life Sciences

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