Congrats to Molly McConnell, on receiving the 2026 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award.

McConnell was selected as the 2026 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for her work titled “Working with Microbes: The Collaborative Nature of Techne.”

The award comes with a $1,000 prize.

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Syracuse University Library Associates will host a virtual award event and author reading on Wednesday, April 8, at 1 p.m. Anyone interested in attending can register by emailing libevent@syr.edu by April 3.

Read more about McConnell's essay and the award here.