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KUDOS:
Steven C. George, MD, PhD,
has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1. George is currently a professor at the University of California, Irvine.
Thalachallour Mohanakumar, PhD,
the Jacqueline G. and William E. Maritz Chair in Immunology and Oncology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, has received the Paul I. Terasaki Clinical Science Award from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. The Terasaki award recognizes significant contributions to the fields of clinical transplantation, histocompatibility, and immunogenetics.
Andrew S. Yoo, PhD,
a researcher at the School of Medicine, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the the U.S. government to independent researchers early in their careers. President Barack Obama named 102 investigators to receive the honor.
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University News
An artist’s rendering of the Frick Forum
The Frick Forum, a unique meeting space that connects Knight Hall and Bauer Hall, will be named in honor of Robert, BS’60, MBA’62, and Barbara Frick... more
The Active-Learning Classroom emphasizes technology, class discussion, and collaborative group work ... more
Engineering professor Humberto Gonzalez discusses the regulatory and technical issues ahead for drones... more
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Research
Professor Mark Manary, MD, works with children in Malawi, the epicenter of his intervention efforts and research involving severe malnutrition.
IMAGE: Washington University
The World Health Organization’s new guidelines for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition are based largely on research at the School of Medicine and the Brown School... more
Recent research in the College of Arts & Sciences suggests that cats may have been domesticated much earlier than previously believed... more
The School of Medicine, the Institute for Public Health, and the Brown School’s Policy Forum participated in a study of African-American health in St. Louis... more
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Features
Brian Kiel, BFA’01, is the founder of Typefounding and a lecturer in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
IMAGE: James Byard/WUSTL Photos
Typeface designer Ben Kiel, an alumnus of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, played a pivotal role in updating the look of the iconic New Yorker... more
Law professor David Law provided an intensive workshop for the politicians who will reform Myanmar’s constitution this year... more
Professor Himadri Pakrasi,director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability, and Professor Peter Raven, president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, discuss the goals and future of Washington University’s Climate Change Initiative... more |
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