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Awards and Accolades

Dietrich School Faculty Receive Kaufman Foundation Awards for New Initiatives

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Andrea Berman, an associate professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Biological Sciences, and Michael Hatridge, associate professor in the school's Department of Physics and Astronomy, have received two-year, $300,000 Kaufman New Initiative Research Grants.

Berman, along with co-investigator Judith Yanowitz, received funding for the project, "Translation regulation of TMG-capped mRNAs – an evolutionary remnant of trans-splicing?" 

Honorees Announced for Provost's Award for Diversity in the Curriculum

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Olga Klimova, Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of the Russian Program in the Dietrich School's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, is among the recipients of the 2022 Provost's Award for Diversity in the Curriculum. This award is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the University Center for Teaching and Learning to showcase excellence in creating a learning environment for our students that recognizes diversity and is inclusive of all.