Other interests included the reception of classical themes and heroes (especially Herakles) and the influence of Rome on American popular culture.
Galinsky received many awards for both his teaching and scholarship, including NEH, Alexander von Humboldt, and Guggenheim Fellowships.
He was awarded an International Research Prize from the Max Planck Society for 750,000 euros and directed the project Memoria Romana.
[2] Galinsky held visiting appointments in the U.S., Europe, Argentina, and New Zealand and received numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including three summer seminars for college and university faculty at the American Academy in Rome, where he was also a Resident in 1973.
He was a consultant on academic programs to many institutions, including the South African Ministry of Research after the end of the Apartheid regime.