2018 - Honorary Doctor of Science, Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.[15] 2017 - Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Goucher College.[16] 2016 - Honorary Doctor of Music, Sewanee: The University of the South.[17] 2015 - Lifetime Achievement Award from the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research.[18] 2015 - The Deborah W. Meier Hero in Education Award, given by Fairtest.