Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Top stories
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| Researchers at the School of Medicine and colleagues in Kenya have shown that a screening tool developed at the university can help predict in about five minutes whether young people are at high risk and may go on to develop schizophrenia. |
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| Lance Franklin has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety at WashU, announced Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor for administration. Franklin, who joins WashU from Virginia Tech, succeeds Bruce Backus. |
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| The Russian invasion of Ukraine took much of the world by surprise. At 4 p.m. today, a group of WashU faculty will attempt to sort through the roots of the conflict, as well as the latest developments, in the virtual panel discussion “Crisis in Ukraine: Past, Present and Future.” |
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| The secret is finally out — senior Zach Wurtenberger, an English major in Arts & Sciences, is a contestant on “Survivor,” one of the longest-running and most popular reality shows in TV history. “Survivor” kicks off its 42nd season tonight. |
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Events
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Noon–1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10 |
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6 p.m. Thursday, March 10 |
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3–4:30 p.m. Friday, March 11 |
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Washington People
Crickette Sanz
Anthropologist Crickette Sanz in Arts & Sciences has built an international reputation studying primate societies while relying on her own social networks to help her achieve work/life balance. She is one of many WashU women leading the way.
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Campus and community news
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| Research Wire
Alison Antes (left) and Tristan McIntosh at the School of Medicine received a $2.1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to support a project to advance early-career researcher excellence through leadership and management practices. |
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| Notables
Joseph A. Fournier, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, is the winner of the 2022 Flygare Award, given biannually by the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy. |
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| Announcements Washington University staff members are encouraged to nominate colleagues for the 2022 Distinguished Service Honors awards on the Danforth and Medical campuses. The nomination deadline is March 25. |
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Perspectives
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The university’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE²) podcast delves into the WashU & Slavery Project. Arts & Sciences’ Geoff Ward, project director, and postdoctoral fellow Kelly Schmidt discuss research goals, student engagement and how the project will contribute to a greater understanding of the legacies of enslavement in St. Louis and the region.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: When did the first woman to be named summa cum laude at WashU graduate?
A) 1871B) 1883C) 1899D) 1919
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In memoriam
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| Kathleen Ann Schneider, a longtime administrative assistant in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, died March 1. She was 73. |
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