Thomas J. Hannan, DVM, research instructor in pathology and immunology, has received a three-year, $355,942 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Mucosal Immune Checkpoints in Chronic Bacterial Cystitis.” …
Rakesh Nagarajan, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology, has received a three-year, $106,221 subaward through the University of California, San Francisco, from the National Center for Research Resources for research titled “Ontology Based Integration of Human Studies Data.” …
Arye Nehorai, Ph.D., the Eugene and Martha Lohman Professor and chair of the Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering, will receive the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Signal Processing Society Meritorious Service Award in March at the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing in Dallas. Nehorai has been a fellow of the IEEE since 1994 and received the award for exceptional and dedicated service as a leader in a broad range of activities for the society and profession. …
Brian Vetruba, catalog and subject librarian for Germanic languages and literatures, European studies and comparative literature, was elected vice-chair/chair-elect of the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries. …
Jared Wilkinson, a first-year student at the School of Medicine, received a $3,000 Ruth Weimer Mount Fellowship from the Mortar Board National Foundation. He was one of 12 Mortar Board members sharing $39,500 in fellowships this year. Recipients are chosen based on academic excellence, recommendation, promise, financial need and Mortar Board involvement.