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Analysis of creed advocating solidarity wins Grawemeyer religion award

December 6, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A religious scholar who explained how one of Christianity’s earliest creeds still applies to contemporary life has earned the 2020 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

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Study of how to better U.S. high schools wins Grawemeyer education award

December 5, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — How can American high schools move away from rote learning and testing and help students become critical thinkers ready to take on the challenges of modern life?

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Genes make us who we are, says Grawemeyer psychology winner

December 4, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A behavioral geneticist who found that DNA is the primary force shaping our personalities has won the 2020 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.