Construction of neuroscience building perseveres

Despite the pandemic and its many disruptions, construction on the neuroscience research building on the Medical Campus has remained on schedule and within budget. The building at 4370 Duncan Ave. is on track to open in July 2023.

Ssewamala to address HIV stigma among Ugandan teens

Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School, has received a $3.2 million grant to study the impact of a multilevel intervention to reduce HIV stigma and improve treatment outcomes among adolescents in Uganda.

Fail Better: Shubham Tayal

Shubham Tayal was distraught the first time he was rejected from the university’s elite Emergency Support Team. The second time wasn’t so bad. In the latest edition of “Fail Better,” Tayal explains how Bollywood fusion helped him find his groove.

WashU partners help transform U City school

Since 2014, University City High School has reduced suspensions and drastically changed its school culture. Using a restorative justice approach, Rowhea Elmesky in Arts & Sciences helped make it happen.

McKelvey School of Engineering adds faculty

Five new tenured/tenure-track faculty join the McKelvey School of Engineering for the 2021-22 academic year, bringing the total to 99 and bolstering the school’s research and academic strengths. New areas of expertise include video games and human-computer interactions.

Notables

Abram Van Engen, professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has co-edited “Feeling Godly,” a collection of essays about religious feeling in early American history and literature.

Notables

Mark V. Williams, MD, a respected leader in hospital medicine, performance improvement and health-care delivery, has been named director of the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine. His appointment takes effect today.

Research Wire

McKelvey School of Engineering faculty Roman Garnett and Alvitta Ottley are members of the Institute for Data-Driven Dynamical Design, led by the Colorado School of Mines with $15 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. They will develop machine learning in the service of discovering new materials.

Announcements

Harris Award nominations sought

Nominations are being accepted for the Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award, which honors a couple for extraordinary contributions to the culture and welfare of the St. Louis area. The nomination deadline is Oct. 29.