RECOGNIZING GENIUS: Associate professor of geological and environmental sciences Christopher Chyba was named a MacArthur fellow in October. In awarding the so-called “genius grant,” which pays a $500,000 no-strings-attached stipend over five years, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation praised Chyba’s work on the origins of life and national security issues.
GOOD FELLOWS: Seven Stanford professors—Carol L. Boggs, Eric T. Kool, David B. McKay, Robert H. Siemann, James A. Spudich, Lucy S. Tompkins, MD ’62, and Paul A. Wender—were elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science last fall. AAAS is the world’s largest federation of scientists and seeks to advance human well-being through science.
