Two professors win Fannie Cox Prize
Eric Jacobsen, the Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry, and Jenny Hoffman, an associate professor of physics, have been named recipients of the 2012 Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching. The prize recognizes exceptional teaching in introductory courses and carries a $10,000 personal award and $40,000 in unrestricted support for teaching and research. Jacobsen and Hoffman were nominated by a faculty committee, whose members came from across the sciences at Harvard, including previous awardees, and were selected by Jeremy Bloxham, dean of science and Mallinckrodt Professor of Geophysics and professor of computational science. “Jenny Hoffman and Eric Jacobsen epitomize the great teaching that happens in Harvard classrooms every day,” said Dean Michael D. Smith of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “Excellent scholars in their different fields, they both share a talent for inspiring their students and instilling in them a passion for science. I hope our colleagues throughout the faculty will...