American Academy of Arts & Sciences
@americanacad
Honoring excellence and leadership. Working across disciplines and divides. Advancing the common good. From 1780 to today. RTs ≠ endorsements.
Saving local news helps strengthen democracy. Read policy suggestions for helping the media industry that draw on Academy work to reimagine the economy and reinvent democracy. OpEd in @TheHillOpinion from @JamesFallows thehill.com/opinion/466193…
New! Academy member announcement. Dedicated to honoring excellence and advancing the common good, from 1780 to today. amacad.org/news/new-membe…
My “Human Language Understanding & Reasoning” in @americanacad’s Dædalus is a short, readable intro to language understanding and generation by computers (“artificial intelligence”). Thousands have read it in the last 3 months … so maybe you should too? direct.mit.edu/daed/article/1…
Next week, join Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, Susan Taylor, Ph.D., as she delivers opening remarks for @kprather88's @americanacad conversation on "Health and Our Oceans" at the Scripps Seaside Forum. 🌊🩺 Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/zp8ha93d
Congratulations to Daron Acemoglu #Nobel #economist @MIT and Academy member. And thank you @DAcemogluMIT for contributing answers to the question “how can we reimagine the American economy?” amacad.org/news/daron-ace…
Essays on “The Future of Free Speech” from a variety of viewpoints now online and free. All from the new issue of our journal Daedalus. What does it take to live in a society that embraces free and open discourse and disagreement? Read on Amacad.org/daedalus/futur…
Interested in a bipartisan recommendation and report in favor of 18-year terms for #SCOTUS? Rationale and implementation here: Amacad.org/ourcommonpurpo…
"We really need to boost funding [for @AmeriCorps] to ensure that we don’t lose [service positions]... that's something we can do." Rep. @DorisMatsui on the need for increased funding for #NationalService and the history of bipartisan support for AmeriCorps. #Stand4Service
@americanacad The National Humanities Center welcomes applications for 2025-26 residential fellowships. The deadline to apply is October 3, 2024. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity. bit.ly/nhc-scholarly-…
Now online! The new issue of the Academy’s journal — Advances & Challenges in International Higher Education. Open access essays by university founders, classroom innovators, and advocates. Successes. Difficulties. Lessons learned. #highered amacad.org/Daedalus
Announcement! The next president of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences is scholar and higher education leader Laurie Patton. amacad.org/news/academy-p…
Congratulations to two of our Simons Fellows in Math & Physics, Hee Oh (@Yale) and Glennys Farrar (@nyuniversity), on being elected members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Read more here: amacad.org/news/2024-memb… @americanacad #research
I didn’t share this because I was waiting for @americanacad to realize their mistake. I am astonished and humbled by this enormous honor. Candida Moss elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/cand… via @unibirmingham @isawnyu @littlebrown
Congratulations to #CLSProf @ProfEricTalley on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. He joins more than a dozen other Columbia Law professors who are members of @AmericanAcad. bit.ly/3UvbaPU
Incredibly honored to be elected to the @americanacad and join a distinguished collection of leaders and accomplished professionals across many fields. 🙏🏾
Announcing our new members! The Academy is honoring excellence in an array of disciplines and professions, and inviting these new members to join our work to advance the common good. The first members were elected in 1781. Learn who was elected in 2024: amacad.org/news
I am incredibly honored and grateful to be elected to the @americanacad. This could not have happened without the amazing creativity and hard work of past and present lab members and the support and mentorship of many colleagues within and outside @DukeU medschool.duke.edu/news/eroglu-el…
💐Congratulations to @umichStoneCID director @SashaKillewald, a @UM_PSC alumna and affiliate who brings our trainees the gift of her mentorship-- on her 2024 election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! @americanacad @umisr #ISRNextGeneration @UMSociology
Thrilled to share some exciting news! Our very own @SashaKillewald from #UMichSoc has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A testament to her impactful work and dedication. Congratulations, Prof. Killewald! @americanacad myumi.ch/eg7j2
Prof. Mitu Gulati has been elected to the @americanacad, joining a storied institution that also announced on Wednesday the memberships of George Clooney, Tim Cook and Jhumpa Lahiri. law.virginia.edu/news/202404/pr…