Sotomayor shares wisdom, humor during visit

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited WashU this week, addressing a crowd of more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff April 5 at the Field House. She encouraged students to pursue their passions and to serve others, no matter the field they enter.

Gordon receives scientific innovator award

Gut microbiome pioneer Jeffrey Gordon, MD, of the School of Medicine, is the 2022 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of gastroenterology.

Bechdel to receive Humanities Prize from WashU

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, known for her groundbreaking, richly layered depictions of queer life and family relationships, will receive the 2022 International Humanities Prize from Washington University. A public ceremony will take place Nov. 9.

Notables

The Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine has named Jason Newland, MD, and Cassandra “Casey” M. Pruitt, MD, to the newly created roles of vice chair of community health and strategic planning, and vice chair of outpatient health, respectively.

Notables

Liberty Vittert, professor of practice of data science at Olin Business School, was recognized by Poets & Quants for her engaging teaching style and ability to bring real-life examples to the classroom.

Research Wire

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded funding to Tammy English and Renee Thompson in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences for research on emotion and aging.