Henry Russel Award

  1. July 18, 2024

    Henry Russel Lecturer, award winners named for 2024

    Ruth Behar, a cultural anthropologist who has spent decades building bridges across political and cultural chasms, has been selected as the 2024 Henry Russel Lecturer.

  2. February 5, 2024

    Karin Muraszko to present Henry Russel Lecture on Feb. 19

    Neurosurgeon Karin Muraszko will deliver the 2023 Henry Russel Lecture about the role parents of child patients have played within her research.

  3. July 20, 2023

    Henry Russel lecturer, award winners named for 2023

    Karin Muraszko has been selected as the university’s 2023 Henry Russel Lecturer, while Alison R. Davis Rabosky, Oliver Haimson, Justin Heinze and Elliott Rouse will receive Henry Russel Awards.

  4. February 10, 2023

    Russel lecturer to discuss impact of connected networks

    Physics and complex systems professor Mark E. Newman will discuss ways in which different networks form and share information when he delivers the 98th Henry Russel Lecture on Feb. 23.

  5. July 21, 2022

    Henry Russel Lecturer, award winners announced for 2023

    Mark E. Newman, a world-renowned physicist, has been selected as U-M’s 2023 Henry Russel Lecturer. The Henry Russel Lectureship is the university’s highest honor for senior members of its active faculty.

  6. February 24, 2022

    Russel lecturer Donald Kinder to address democracy and prejudice

    U-M psychology and political science professor Donald Kinder will deliver the 97th Henry Russel Lecture March 14 in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union.

  7. July 15, 2021

    Henry Russel Lecturer, award winners named for 2022

    Donald R. Kinder is the 2022 Henry Russel Lecturer, U-M’s highest honor for senior members of its active faculty. Four other faculty members will receive Henry Russel Awards.

  8. March 1, 2021

    Russel Lecture to explore children’s insight into the human mind

    Psychology and linguistics professor Susan Gelman will discuss how children can provide valuable insight into the human mind during U-M’s 96th Henry Russel Lecture.

  9. July 16, 2020

    Susan Gelman named 2021 Henry Russel Lecturer

    Susan A. Gelman, a psychology and linguistics professor who is a world leader in the field of psychological science, has been named U-M’s 2021 Henry Russel Lecturer, and four junior faculty members will receive Henry Russel Awards.

  10. February 17, 2020

    Russel Lecture: Fighting climate change with organic electronics

    Stephen Forrest, a U-M faculty member whose breakthroughs in semiconductors contributed to today’s display technology and lighting, will give the Henry Russel Lecture on Feb. 27.