<p>Among the 18 were two Princeton researchers. Harvard and Berkeley also had two each. No other institution had more than one and no other Ivies were represented.</p>
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<p>Jan</a> 7 2013: NAS Honors 18 for Major Contributions to Science</p>
<p>“WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 18 individuals with awards in recognition of their outstanding scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, and social sciences. . . . (continued)”</p>
<p>“Asif A. Ghazanfar, associate professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University, . . . will receive [the] Troland Research Award. Ghazanfar is being recognized for advancing our understanding of the evolution, development, and neural basis for primate communication as a means to understand human communication. . . (continued)”</p>
<p>“Edward C. Taylor, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Organic Chemistry Emeritus at Princeton University, is the recipient of the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society. Taylor is being honored for contributions to heterocyclic chemistry that led to the development of the new-generation antifolate pemetrexed (AlimtaTM). Pemetrexed exhibits unprecedented activity against a variety of solid tumors and is now in use in more than 100 countries. It is approved for the treatment of mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer and is in multiple further clinical trials for a wide range of solid tumors. . . .(continued)”</p>
<p>Princeton’s own story about the awards is here:</p>