Six new fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Clockwise from upper left, Charles Briggs, John Campbell, Marla Feller, Dung-Hai Lee, Amy Lerman and Philip Kan Gotanda. The American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced its new fellows this week, among them six distinguished UC Berkeley faculty members. The new UC Berkeley fellows are medical anthropologist Charles Briggs , philosopher John Campbell , neuroscientist Marla Feller , playwright Philip Kan Gotanda , physicist Dung-Hai Lee and political scientist Amy Lerman. The six are among 269 academy members, including international honorary members, elected in 2023 from across academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and science. "With the election of these members, the academy is honoring excellence, innovation and leadership and recognizing a broad array of stellar accomplishments. We hope every new member celebrates this achievement and joins our work advancing the common good,” said Academy President David Oxtoby. Among the other recipients are Emmanuelle Charpentier, who shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna; songwriter, actor, director and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda; authors Zadie Smith and Michael Lewis; Los Angeles Philharmonic music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel; writer, director and producer Shonda Rhimes; and actress and producer Michelle Yeoh.