Weinberg Professor Named Linguistic Society of America Fellow
Janet Pierrehumbert/Photo courtesy Crosscurrents magazine
Janet Pierrehumbert, a current professor of Linguistics and a member of Weinberg College's faculty since 1989, has been elected a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA). This prestigious honor is awarded to members of the LSA who have made outstanding contributions to the field, with only a select few elected as Fellows each year.
Pierrehumbert's recent research focuses on the many aspects of language systems, from pronunciation to the words people are able to learn and remember as part of their native languages. Her work has gained attention and funding from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and James S. McDonnell Foundation.
The LSA will hold its annual meeting in January 2012, where Janet Pierrehumbert will be inducted as a Fellow.
Honors and Achievements
Physics and Astronomy professor Jim Sauls has been awarded the Bardeen Prize for his work on superconductivity.
Art Theory & Practice MFA candidate Rachel Niffenegger has been accepted into the two-year, De Ateliers residency program in Amsterdam.
Sarah Jacoby, assistant professor of Religious Studies, has been awarded an ACLS Grant for 2012-2013.
The History Department's Dyan Elliott and Melissa Macauley were offered fellowships at the National Humanities Center for 2012-2013.
Krista Thompson, associate professor of Art History, has been awarded an ACLS fellowship for 2012-2013.
Chemistry professor Tobin Marks received the 2012 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences.
Mentions in the Media
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"Michelle Obama is a genuine paradox," said Darlene Clark Hine, a professor of African American studies and history at Northwestern University. Hine's lecture, part of a black studies conference at the university last week, argued that the first lady is a "transformative, liberationist" figure -- despite her interest in domestic issues and the long list of magazine cover stories focused on topics such as Obama's approach to motherhood or the importance of healthful eating. washingtonpost.com April 16, 2012 Full story
Seismic hazards: Japan earthquake and other tectonic surprises challenge scientific assumptions
"It's almost impossible to make a sensible earthquake hazard map," argues Northwestern University geophysicist Seth Stein.... "We call this the 'whack-a-mole model' of earthquake hazard mapping. The mole will come up the same hole that it went down," Stein said. And that's rarely the case. washingtonpost.com March 9, 2012 Full story
