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Advancing Bioelectricity Research: Dr. Karthik Shekhar Awarded the 2026 Philomathia Prize
The Philomathia Foundation is delighted to announce that Karthik Shekhar, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Berkeley, the John F. Heil Jr. Professor, and a member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, has been selected as the...
Jonathan Weigel Awarded the 2025 Philomathia Prize
The Philomathia Foundation is delighted to announce that Jonathan Weigel, an assistant professor of business and public policy at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Philomathia Prize. The prize, established in 2021...
Announcing the 2024 Philomathia Prize Winner: Kwabena Bediako
The Philomathia Foundation is delighted to announce that Kwabena Bediako, assistant professor of chemistry at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the 2024 Philomathia Prize. His innovative research is pushing the boundaries of materials science and could lead to...
Announcing the 2023 Philomathia Prize Winner: Jennifer Redfearn
We are thrilled to announce that Jennifer Redfearn, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and associate professor at Berkeley Journalism, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Philomathia Prize for 2023. This annual award recognizes early-career Berkeley...
Inaugural Philomathia Prize at Berkeley has been Awarded
Assistant Professor Markita del Carpio Landry of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has been named the inaugural recipient of the Philomathia Prize. The prize recognizes demonstrated excellence and future potential of a UC Berkeley faculty...
Philomathia Social Science Research Programme — Phase II Update
Despite the challenges of the COVID crisis, there are been many positive developments with Phase II of the Philomathia Social Science Research Programme at the University of Cambridge. Readers are invited to peruse the 2020 Programme, which contains report updates on...