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2008

Awarded a Honorary Doctorate from Howard University

2008

Made a Guest Appearance in Sci-Fi Series 'Stargate: Atlantis' in the episode titled "Brain Storm"

2008

2007

Published 'Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmis Quandaries' Collection of Essays

2007

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Williams College

2007

Awarded a Honorary Doctorate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2007

Honored by Harvard Alumni Magazine as One of the 'Harvard 100: Most Influential'

2007

Honored with the Klopsteg Memorial Award by the American Association of Physics Teachers

2007

Honored with the Klumpke-Roberts Award

2007

Published the 'Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries' Book

2007

Published the 'Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries' Book

Recognized by Time Magazine as One of the 100 Most Influential People in the World

14 May 2007

Delivered a Keynote Address at the Dedication Ceremony of Deerfield Academy's Koch Center

04 May 2007

Participated on the NPR Radio Quiz Program 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'

24 Feb 2007

Co-authored the 'COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations' Paper

19 Feb 2007

2006

Participated as a Speaker at the Beyond Belief: Science, Religion, Reason and Survival Symposium

Nov 2006

Began Hosting the Television Show NOVA ScienceNow on PBS

2006

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Pace University

23 Apr 2006

2005

Published the Essay 'The Perimeter of Ignorance'

Nov 2005

Wine Collection Highlighted In the Spring 2005 Issue of The World of Fine Wine

2005

Addresses Genetic Differences and Social Barriers at National Academy of Sciences

2005

Honored with the Prestigious Science Writing Award

2005

2004

Published His Memoir "The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist"

2004

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the College of Staten Island

2004

Honored as One of the Fifty Most Important African-Americans in Research Science

2004

Honored with the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

2004

Published the 'Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution' Book

2004

Appointed to the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy

2004

2003

Released 'My Favorite Universe' (a 12-part lecture series)

2003

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Northeastern University

2003

2002

Authored 'City of Stars: A New Yorker's Guide to the Cosmos'

2002

Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Bloomfield College

2002