Angela Bryan, a CU Boulder professor of psychology and neuroscience who is nationally renowned for her innovative health and cannabis research, has been named the 2024 Hazel Barnes Prize winner. The $20,000 Hazel Barnes Prize is the largest and most prestigious single faculty award funded by CU Boulder. It was established in 1991 by former Chancellor James Corbridge in honor of the late Hazel Barnes, a longtime CU Boulder professor of philosophy, to recognize “the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research.” “For more than 20 years, Professor Bryan has contributed her knowledge, creativity and care to advance CU Boulder and improve the health of individuals and communities,” said Chancellor Philip DiStefano. “She is a role model for students and her peers, and she is most deserving of this year’s Hazel Barnes Prize.” Bryan, who joined CU Boulder in 1999, is co-director of CUChange, a center for health and neuroscience, genes and environment, which conducts transdisciplinary research to explore the psychological, neurocognitive, physiological, genetic and epigenetic factors that are linked with health and risk behavior.
