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The Grawemeyer Awards are five annual prizes given in the fields of music, political science, psychology, education and religion. They were founded by H. Charles Grawemeyer to help make the world a better place. |
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March 4, 2010 Grawemeyer Award winners to give free public talksRecipients of the 2010 Grawemeyer Awards will discuss their winning works in free, public talks at the University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary April 12-15. Read more Dec. 4, 2009 Iran-Israel relations are key to Mideast peace, says Grawemeyer Award winnerTeaching young people how to appreciate religious diversity is critical to achieving peace and security in the world, says Eboo Patel, the winner of the 2010 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Read more Dec. 3, 2009, 2009 Smart people can make dumb decisions, says Grawemeyer Award winnerHaving a high IQ and good standardized test scores doesn’t guarantee that you will make good decisions, says Keith Stanovich, the winner of the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education. Read more Dec. 2, 2009 Scientist who helps explain pain wins Grawemeyer AwardRonald Melzack, a scientist who broadened the understanding of how we experience pain – and ways we can control and relieve it – has won the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. Read more Dec. 1, 2009 Iran-Israel relations are key to Mideast peace, says Grawemeyer Award winnerImproving relations between Iran and Israel is the key to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, says Trita Parsi, the winner of the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Read more Nov. 30, 2009 Nature, love inspires Grawemeyer Award-winning piece“Spheres,” a six-movement work for orchestra by German composer York Hoeller, has earned the 2010 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. Read more March 9, 2009 Video Interview with Brett Dean, winner of the 2009 Grawemeyer Award for Music CompositionDean talks about the award and his work. Watch video March 6, 2009 Video Interview with Donald Shriver Jr., winner of the 2009 Grawemeyer Award in ReligionShriver talks about the award and his work. Watch video March 6, 2009 Video Interview with Anne Treisman, winner of the 2009 Grawemeyer Award in PsychologyTreisman talks about the award and her work. Watch video March 5, 2009 Video Interview with Michael Johnston, winner of the 2009 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World OrderJohnston talks about the award and his work. Watch video March 5, 2009 Video interview with Paul Attewell and David Lavin, winners of the 2009 Grawemeyer Award in EducationAttewell & Lavin talk about the award and their work. Watch video March 2, 2009 New date and time for talk by education award winnersThe date for the talk by the education award winners, Paul Attewell and David Lavin, has been changed to March 4 at 4 p.m. February 6, 2009 Grawemeyer Award winners to give free public talksRecipients of the 2009 Grawemeyer Awards will discuss their winning works and ideas at the University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary campuses on March 3-12. Read more December 5, 2008 U.S. must own up to misdeeds, says Grawemeyer religion winnerThe United States must own up to past sins such as slavery and taking land away from Native Americans before it can be a truly great nation, says the winner of the 2009 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Read more December 4, 2008 Open enrollment pays off, say Grawemeyer education award winnersNon-traditional students who attend college through open enrollment generally do well and their success carries forward to the next generation, say Paul Attewell and David Lavin, winners of the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education. Read more December 3, 2008 
Theory of how brain builds images earns Grawemeyer prizeAnne Treisman, a scientist who helped explain how our brains build meaningful images from the bits of information we see, has won the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. Read more December 2, 2008 Context is key to fixing corruption, says Grawemeyer world order winnerThe best way to end corruption is to first examine its underlying causes, says Michael Johnston, winner of the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Read more December 1, 2008 Homage to letter-writing earns Grawemeyer music prizeThe Lost Art of Letter Writing, a four-movement concerto for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. Read more |
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