White House Awards National Medal of Science to Political Scientist

At the beginning of January, President Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honors in science, engineering, and technology. Both awards were presented at a joint ceremony.

Among the recipients of the National Medal of Science was Political Scientist Dr. Martin Larry Bartels, “for thought leadership that promotes democracy around the world,” according to his award citation. Bartels, Princeton’s Donald E. Stokes Professor in Public and International Affairs, Emeritus, and an emeritus professor of politics, was on the Princeton faculty from 1991 to 2011. He then transferred to emeritus status and joined the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. Bartels was the founding director of Princeton’s Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at the School of Public and International Affairs.

Princeton University is a COSSA member organization. See the full announcement and list of award recipients here.