Adrian Raine Awarded Honorary Degree

The University of York in England has awarded an honorary degree to Adrian Raine, Richard Perry University Professor of Criminology and Psychiatry. Raine is a world-renowned expert in the neurobiological causes of antisocial and violent behavior in children and adults, as well as the potential for preventing future crime and the neuro-ethical implications of this effort. A Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) professor, he holds appointments in Penn Arts and Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine.

Raine’s 18 honors include an Independent Scientist Award from the National Institutes of Mental Health and being named Young Psychologist of the Year by the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He is the author of five books and more than 350 articles. His most recent book, The Anatomy of Violence, describes what neuroscience tools such as brain imaging are revealing on biological causes of crime and violence.

Each year the University of York confers honorary degrees on people who have made a significant contribution to society. Other recipients this year were playwright and novelist Michael Frayn, computational chemist Odile Eisenstein, and medical scientist Sir Michael Brady.

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