蘑菇传媒

蘑菇传媒 faculty members have received recognition from professional and scholarly organizations.

蘑菇传媒 faculty regularly earn regional, national, and international awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

As part of an ongoing series, we鈥檙e spotlighting their accomplishments.

Heather Busick chosen as Informatics Physician Leader of the Year

, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and internal medicine, was awarded the 2025 PINA Informatics Physician Leader of the Year Award.

This distinction from Physicians in AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) recognizes a physician who demonstrates the practical application of informatics through successes in implementations of technology, leading modernization efforts, change management, governance of data, quality, and technology, and/or advancing their organization鈥檚 strategic position in the healthcare industry using informatics skills.

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Benjam铆n Casta帽eda receives Peruvian award for technological innovation

Professor from the was recognized in July with an award by the Peruvian government for technological innovation. On July 2, the nation鈥檚 first-ever Day of the Peruvian Inventor and Scientist, Casta帽eda and several other previous winners of the National Invention Competition were honored by el Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protecci贸n de la Propiedad Intelectual (Indecopi), Peru鈥檚 governmental office that oversees intellectual property and consumer defense.

Specifically, Casta帽eda was praised for his leadership in designing and manufacturing hundreds of mechanical ventilators to support critically ill patients in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Daniel Gildea receives Test of Time Paper Award

The (ACL) selected a paper by Professor from the for its 25-year Test of Time Paper Award. Gildea鈥檚 2000 paper, 鈥淎utomatic Labeling of Semantic Roles,鈥� was published in Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics. The ACL called it 鈥渁 foundational paper that paved the way for semantic role labeling and beyond.鈥�

Each year, ACL selects up to two papers published 25 years earlier, and up to two papers published 10 years earlier, for contributions that have had a “long-lasting impact on the field of natural language processing and computational linguistics.” Gildea鈥檚 research focuses on studying statistical approaches to natural language processing, particularly for the tasks of machine translation and language understanding.

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SMBE recognizes Amanda Larracuente

, the Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology, was named this year鈥檚 recipient of the Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution Mid-Career Excellence Award, a prestigious honor given to mid-career scientists who are recognized leaders in the field.

Larracuente鈥檚 lab integrates genomic, cytological, and molecular approaches to study selfish DNA and its impact on genome evolution. Larracuente also advises the undergraduate program in Computational Biology and codirects the Genomic Intensive Data Science Research, Education, and Mentorship program.

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Michael Rotondo joins ABS Board of Directors

, a professor of surgery and CEO of the 蘑菇传媒 Medical Faculty Group, has been appointed to the American Board of Surgery鈥檚 board of directors.

ABS is the national certifying body for general surgeons and related specialists. Rotondo鈥檚 three-year term began July 1.

Rotondo鈥檚 research focuses on trauma management strategies, and his work on damage control surgery has redefined the standard of care around the world.

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Melissa Sturge-Apple named APA fellow

, interim dean of the Warner School of Education and Human Development, has been named a fellow of the , the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. The honor recognizes Sturge-Apple鈥檚 significant research contributions to the field of psychology.

Sturge-Apple is a longtime faculty member in the y in the School of Arts & Sciences and a researcher at the . Her research centers on parenting and child development, with a particular focus on families experiencing adversity.

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