# News & Events ## News & Announcements [### Salil Vadhan elected to the National Academy of Sciences! ](/news/2026/05/salil-vadhan-elected-national-academy-sciences) May 11, 2026 Salil Vadhan has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! Salil is among the 120 new members and 25 international members honored by the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Many... ![Salil Vadhan. Headshot. Salil is in a sunny indoor location. He is bald, with medium-brown skin. He is facing the viewer and smiling broadly.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4596/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/seas-toc/files/salil_theory_group_webpage_copy.jpg?h=9ec0a175&itok=VQnR1Cc3) [### Aaron (Louie) Putterman wins the prestigious Jane Street Fellowship! ](/news/2026/05/aaron-louie-putterman-wins-prestigious-jane-street-fellowship) May 11, 2026 Fourth-year theory PhD student Aaron (Louie) Putterman secures the highly competitive Jane Street Graduate Fellowship Award for the 2026 cycle! Awardees come from 20+ different universities and are studying varying disciplines across computer science... ![Aaron (Louie) Putterman](/sites/g/files/omnuum4596/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/grf-aaron-louie-putterman.png?itok=EyFd5E0R) [### Cynthia Dwork awarded the 2026 Japan Prize! ](/news/2026/02/cynthia-dwork-awarded-2026-japan-prize) February 01, 2026 Cynthia Dwork has been awarded the 2026 Japan Prize for her contributions to "leading research for building an ethical digital society, including differential privacy and fairness." The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from... ![Cynthia Dwork, a light-skinned woman with curly auburn hair and glasses, sits at a cafe in front of a bank of windows.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4596/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/seas-toc/files/cynthia_1.13.22.jpg?h=e6d05437&itok=tB6jSWH1) [ More News arrow\_circle\_right ](/news)