The Henry and Bryna David Endowment awards innovative research in the behavioral and social sciences by selecting a leading expert and researcher to write an article in their field to be presented at the National Academy of Sciences and published in Issues in Science and Technology.

The 2008 Henry David lecture was held February 14, 2008 at the National Academy of Sciences Keck Building in Washington, DC. Please see the links below for more information on this exciting event.

2008 Awardee

Dr. Howard Pack

Professor of Business and Public Policy and Professor of Management in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Topic: The Role of Technology Transfer in Economic Development: Asian Successes vs. Middle Eastern Failures

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Article in Issues in Science and Technology coming March 21, 2008.

Past Awardees

Dr. Laura Carstensen, 2006

Professor of Psychology Department and Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity

Topic: Growing Old or Living Long: Take Your Pick

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Michael Kearns, 2004

Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania

Topic: Economics, Computer Science, and Policy

Elizabeth F. Loftus, 2002

Distinguished Professor of Social Ecology – Psychology & Social Behavior and Criminology, Law and Society

Topic: Memory Faults and Fixes