Susan R. Holman wins Grawemeyer Award in Religion Religion and public health: author explores an interdisciplinary approach to global well-being Both faith-based and human rights organizations work to address global health issues, but divergent ideological approaches can create discord and ultimately undermine the efforts of both groups. This idea, examined in the book, âBeholden: Religion, […]
Alexander, Entwisle and Olson win Grawemeyer Award in Education Education canât trump impoverished beginnings, say winners Those born into poverty are unlikely to escape itâeven if they have access to better opportunities through education. Thatâs a key conclusion drawn by the three scholars who have been named winners of the 2016 University of Louisville Grawemeyer […]
Steven Maier wins Grawemeyer Award in Psychology Strength through adversity: Scientist connects resilience, control A scientist who discovered a brain mechanism that not only produces resilience to trauma but also aids in coping with future adversity has won the 2016 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. Steven Maier, distinguished professor of psychology and neuroscience […]
Gary Haugen and Victor Boutros win Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order  Everyday violence is a barrier to alleviating poverty, say winners The absence of law enforcement in developing countries undermines the fight against global poverty. This theory, explored in the 2014 book The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End […]
Hans Abrahamsen wins 2016 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition let me tell you, a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, has earned Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen the 2016 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. Abrahamsenâs half-hour work presents a first-person narrative by Ophelia, the tragic noblewoman from Shakespeareâs Hamlet. The libretto by Paul Griffiths is adapted […]
The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will announce the 2016 winners of five Grawemeyer Awards Nov. 30 â Dec. 3. UofL presents the annual prizes for outstanding works in music composition, ideas improving world order, psychology and education and gives a religion prize jointly with Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Recipients will be […]
The University of Louisville School of Music presents the 2015 New Music Festival celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Grawemeyer Award Nov. 10-15 with guest composer and Grawemeyer Award winner Kaija Saariaho. Saariaho is a Finnish composer internationally known and recognized for her work involving electronics. Featured guests also include renowned French composer and visual […]
As part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Grawemeyer Awards, the University of Louisville is offering a discussion by author Michael Johnston. The discussion, âInsights into Corruption,â will take place on Friday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. â noon at the schoolâs Chao Auditorium in the Ekstrom Library. More details about the event, which […]
As part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Grawemeyer Awards, the University of Louisville is offering a discussion by author Dr. Trita Parsi, who won the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for his book âTreacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the U.S.â The discussion, which is free and […]
As part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Grawemeyer Awards, the University of Louisville is offering a conversation on âWhy Civil Resistance Worksâ with two previous award recipients, Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 from 10 a.m. […]