“National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members” (news item)

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<p>The</a> National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members</p>

<p>The National Academy of Sciences today announced the election of new domestic and foreign associate members. Membership in the National Academy is considered one of the highest distinctions in academia. This year MIT and Harvard led the nation with seven appointments each, Stanford followed with five and Princeton, Columbia, Berkeley, UT Austin and UCLA each had three. </p>

<p>Princeton’s showing is significant given its lack of a medical school and much smaller faculty. Princeton’s honorees were:</p>

<p>Emily Carter, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</p>

<p>Rosemary Grant, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology</p>

<p>Jose Scheinkman, Dept. of Economics </p>

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<p>2008 Leading Institutions</p>

<p>7---MIT (7 Arts & Sciences faculty)
7---Harvard (3 Arts & Sciences faculty, 3 medical school faculty, 1 affiliated research institute member)</p>

<p>5---Stanford (3 Arts & Sciences faculty, 2 medical school faculty)</p>

<p>3---Princeton (3 Arts & Sciences faculty)
3---Columbia (2 Arts & Sciences faculty, 1 medical school faculty)
3---Berkeley (3 Arts & Sciences faculty)
3---UT Austin (3 Arts & Sciences faculty)
3---UCLA (2 Arts & Sciences faculty, 1 medical school faculty)</p>

<p>The Ivy League was also represented by one honoree from Brown and one from Yale.</p>

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<p>Princeton</a> University - Princeton faculty admitted to National Academy of Sciences</p>

<p>Princeton's story about the newly-elected members. The article also points out that two visiting lecturers were also named to the Academy.</p>