Article orginally published in the Michigan News on May 6, 2025
The National Academy of Sciences recently announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members, including two from the University of Michigan, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
The two U-M faculty members were:
Phoebe Ellsworth, the Frank Murphy Distinguished Professor Emerita of Law and Psychology, Department of Psychology and School of Law. She has published widely on the subjects of person perception and emotion, public opinion and the death penalty, and jury behavior.
Scott Page, the John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management, Department of Complex Systems; and the Williamson Family Professor of Business Administration, Ross School of Business. His research focuses on the function of diversity in complex social systems, the potential for collective intelligence, and the design of institutions for meeting the challenges of a complex world.
Those elected bring the total number of active members to 2,662 and the total number of international members to 556.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and—with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine—provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.