2008 National Academies Communication Awards

Photos from the Nov. 13 ceremony honoring the award recipients; all photos by Paul Kennedy

Alan Boyle, MSNBC.com Cosmic Log writer, thanks the National Academies for his award

From left to right, Donald Kennedy, chair of the awards selection committee and member of National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine; George Butler, Roving Mars director and award winner; and Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine

The Times-Picayune accepts award for series "Last Chance: The Fight to Save a Disappearing Coast."
From left to right, Bob Marshall, Mark Schleifstein, Dan Swenson, and Ted Jackson

Back row, George Butler, Alan Boyle, Dan Swenson, Harvey Fineberg, Bob Marshall, and Ted Jackson
Front row, Donald Kennedy and Mark Schleifstein

Donald Kennedy, Alan Boyle, and Harvey Fineberg