Harold T. Shapiro receives National Academy of Sciences’ Public Welfare Medal

Harold T. Shapiro

Harold T. Shapiro

Harold T. Shapiro (left), Princeton president emeritus
and a professor of economics and public affairs in the
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,
was awarded the 2012 National Academy of Sciences’
Public Welfare Medal for his efforts to promote public
understanding of controversial and complex scientific
issues. The medal is awarded annually to honor extraordinary
use of science for the public good and is
considered the academy’s most prestigious award.