Sidney prize is the name of several awards and fellowships. Some are open to Harvard Law students; others are offered through outside organizations. The prizes are:
The first Sidney prize went to Meredith Whitney and Steve Eisman, two financial analysts who saw the U.S. banking system turning into a doomsday machine before most people realized what was happening. Whitney and Eisman warned about the risks of leveraging, and they were right. Their foresight and willingness to speak out earned them this year’s Sidney prize.
This prize was established through a bequest from Isabel B. Oberman to honor the memory of her husband Irving. The award is given annually to a student who has written an outstanding paper on any of the following seven subjects: Bankruptcy; Constitutional Law and Equal Justice Under the Law; Environmental Law; Family Law; Intellectual Property, Law and Technology; and Legal History.
In 1989, Molecular biologist Sidney Altman shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their discoveries concerning the mechanism by which the cell’s RNA signals protein production to initiate and accelerate vital chemical reactions within the cell. This revolutionary discovery was based on the recognition that RNA, previously known as a carrier of genetic codes between parts of the cell, also had an enzymatic function. It has opened up new fields of research and provided a valuable insight into how living cells work.
In 2025, the Project on Law and Society in the Muslim World will award a $1,000 scholarship to a Harvard student writing an essay analyzing a legal topic from an economic perspective. The essay may be written as part of a course or as an independent study project. To be considered for the prize, the student must request that the professor under whom the essay was written email a statement of evaluation to Professor Steven Shavell by the deadline.
In this warmly illustrated book, follow a Chinese Jewish family as they celebrate Rosh Hashanah in the fall and Lunar New Year in early spring. This thoughtful look at the celebrations evokes the paper cutting traditions of both cultures. Author Ron Rash is the John Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies and Chair of Mercer University’s Spencer B. King Center for Southern Studies. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation Award.