Psychology Professor Receives PNAS 2014 Cozzarelli Prize
February 25, 2015鈥擯sychology Professor and her co-authors have been awarded a 2014 Cozzarelli Prize from the (PNAS).
PNAS, a comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journal, publishes more than 3,800 research papers each year. Awarded annually since 2005, the recognizes six recently published PNAS papers of 鈥渙utstanding scientific excellence and originality.鈥�
惭补谤蝉丑鈥檚 , 鈥淣eural and cognitive characteristics of extraordinary altruists,鈥� examines how altruistic behavior, particularly 鈥渃ostly altruism towards strangers, such as kidney donation,鈥� might be explained. The article was co-authored by Sarah A. Stoycos, Kristin M. Brethel-Haurwitz, Paul Robinson, John W. VanMeter, and Elise M. Cardinale.
鈥淲e are so pleased and honored to have received this recognition,” Marsh said. 鈥淭he work we describe in the manuscript was a tremendous pleasure to conduct, and we believe the results are an important contribution to understanding the origins of human altruism.鈥�
The Cozzarelli Prize is awarded in six different categories: Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Applied Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. 鈥淣eural and cognitive characteristics of extraordinary altruists鈥� received the “Behavioral and Social Sciences鈥� prize.
The paper will be formally recognized at the PNAS Editorial Board Meeting on Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Washington, DC. Winning papers will also be listed in the National Academy of Sciences Awards Ceremony program and announced during the ceremony, which will also take place on April 26.