Grawemeyer Award

Scholar focusing on God's human qualities wins Grawemeyer religion prize

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Friday, December 8, 2023
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He argues that embracing God as a deity with human qualities can bring us closer to God and inspire us to become better people.

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  • He argues that embracing God as a deity with human qualities can bring us closer to God and inspire us to become better people.
  • The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary jointly give the religion prize.
  • Recipients of next year's Grawemeyer Award s were named this week pending formal approval by trustees at both institutions.
  • Winners will visit Louisville in the spring to accept their awards and give free talks on their winning ideas.

Scholars citing racial effects of university funding cuts win Grawemeyer education prize

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Two University of California sociologists exploring that question are cowinners of the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education for their ideas in "Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities."

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  • Two University of California sociologists exploring that question are cowinners of the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education for their ideas in "Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities."
  • In the work, Laura Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen argue that decades of cuts in public funding for public universities have eroded schools' abilities to deliver a quality education to racially and economically marginalized students.
  • For years, public universities operated mainly with government funds, which have been tapering off since the 1980s.
  • Hamilton and Nielsen make a compelling case for rethinking the way we fund public universities, said education award director Jeff Valentine.

Scholar who explains how resilience develops wins Grawemeyer psychology award

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A child psychologist who discovered resilience in human development depends on "ordinary magic" has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Psychology.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A child psychologist who discovered resilience in human development depends on "ordinary magic" has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Psychology.
  • Resilience science began around 1970 as a search to explain how some children who face severe adversity seem to thrive while others do not.
  • "Resilience didn't depend on special qualities but on a capacity to adapt that we develop over time as we are nurtured, learn and gain experience."
  • "Her work is inspiring because it reveals that the human capacity to overcome adversity does not rely on rare ingredients," said Nicholaus Noles, psychology award director.

Scholar who measures Pentagon's carbon footprint wins Grawemeyer world order prize

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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The U.S. military is the world's largest single institutional producer of greenhouse gases, Crawford found.

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  • The U.S. military is the world's largest single institutional producer of greenhouse gases, Crawford found.
  • Between 1975 and 2022, its emissions averaged 81 million metric tons of greenhouse hydrocarbons a year—more than most countries.
  • "The Pentagon looks at the world in terms of threats but doesn't see its own emissions as part of the problem," she said.
  • Crawford is the first scholar to thoroughly assess the U.S. military's global emissions profile and weigh its implications, said Charles Ziegler, who directs the world order award.

Scholar who measures Pentagon's carbon footprint wins Grawemeyer world order prize

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Between 1975 and 2022, its emissions averaged 81 million metric tons of greenhouse hydrocarbons a year—more than most countries.

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  • Between 1975 and 2022, its emissions averaged 81 million metric tons of greenhouse hydrocarbons a year—more than most countries.
  • "The Pentagon looks at the world in terms of threats but doesn't see its own emissions as part of the problem," she said.
  • Crawford is the first scholar to thoroughly assess the U.S. military's global emissions profile and weigh its implications, said Charles Ziegler, who directs the world order award.
  • Winners will visit Louisville in the spring to accept their awards and give free talks on their winning ideas.

Nontraditional choral work wins Grawemeyer music prize

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.
  • "Vrebalov's music transports and envelops the listener," said Matthew Ertz, music award director.
  • "Her winning piece emphasizes the universality of human expression through music, bypassing a single language, style or tradition.
  • She blends together diverse harmonies, rhythms, styles and improvisations, conveying her devotion to music and to the uniqueness of all things."

Nontraditional choral work wins Grawemeyer music prize

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.
  • "Vrebalov's music transports and envelops the listener," said Matthew Ertz, music award director.
  • "Her winning piece emphasizes the universality of human expression through music, bypassing a single language, style or tradition.
  • She blends together diverse harmonies, rhythms, styles and improvisations, conveying her devotion to music and to the uniqueness of all things."

Faith is the key to making Black lives matter, says religion award winner

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- How do we really know God cares when Black people are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for God's justice?

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  • Seeing Black Lives Matter protests erupt nationwide after George Floyd's death led theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to formulate the ideas that resulted in her winning the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion.
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- How do we really know God cares when Black people are still getting killed?
  • Hearing her son ask those questions and seeing Black Lives Matter protests erupt nationwide after George Floyd's death led theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to write "Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter."
  • Today she was named winner of the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for the book's ideas.

Faith is key to making Black lives matter, says religion award winner

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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Hearing her son ask those questions and seeing Black Lives Matter protests erupt nationwide after George Floyd's death led theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to write "Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter."

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  • Hearing her son ask those questions and seeing Black Lives Matter protests erupt nationwide after George Floyd's death led theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to write "Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter."
  • Today she won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for the book's ideas, said the University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, who jointly give the prize.
  • While recognizing the prolonged suffering of Black people raises deep questions about the credibility of Christianity, she argues that faith, not despair, is the best hope for assuring Black lives are valued in the future.
  • "Douglas takes us on a captivating, painful journey with personal and erudite reflections on America's corrupted soul," said Tyler Mayfield, religion award director.

Disadvantaged students pay a price to move up, says education prize winner

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Disadvantaged college students pay a heavy ethical and emotional price to become upwardly mobile, says a scholar who on Dec. 8 was named winner of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education.

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  • Disadvantaged college students pay a heavy ethical and emotional price to become upwardly mobile, says a scholar who was named winner of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education.
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Disadvantaged college students pay a heavy ethical and emotional price to become upwardly mobile, says a scholar who on Dec. 8 was named winner of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education.
  • "First-generation students are often putting their relationships with friends, family and their communities on the line," Morton said.
  • She has a doctor of philosophy degree from Stanford University and has received several awards, including the American Philosophical Association's Scheffler Prize.