Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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Pamela Lokken, vice chancellor for government and community relations at Washington University, will retire this fall after more than 30 years of service. |
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A study led by researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina has identified abnormalities in the development of the brain’s visual system in infants that may predispose them to developing autism. |
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In honor of recent graduate and basketball star Justin Hardy, an anonymous donor has pledged $500,000 to endow the Justin Hardy Courage Fund at WashU. The donor also has committed another $500,000 to match tribute gifts made by others. |
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Jeremy Goldbach (left), an expert on LGBTQ mental health, has been installed as the inaugural Masters and Johnson Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health and Education at the Brown School. |
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The Washington University Prison Education Project held its 2022 commencement ceremony May 25 at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific, Mo. Fourteen students earned associate in arts degrees and four earned bachelor’s degrees in integrated studies. |
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Campus and community news
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Notables The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences recently awarded six Graduate Student Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year. Each will spend a semester in residence at the center working toward completion of their dissertations. |
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Notables Karen Leingang, who works in Information Technology, was elected and installed as district director of Toastmasters International’s District 8 at the district’s annual spring conference. |
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Research Wire Philip Ruzycki, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine, received a $350,000 career development award from Research to Prevent Blindness. |
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Announcements The Office of Information Security and the Office of Resource Management have set up a vendor intake form for departments needing to work with vendors for new information technology products or services. |
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Perspectives
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Sociologist Caitlyn Collins, in Arts & Sciences, appeared on an episode of “The Well Woman Show” on NPR to discuss her research on gender inequality in the workplace. The author of “Making Motherhood Work,” Collins also will speak this month at the Work and Family Researchers Network conference.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: The Jeanette Goldfarb Plant Growth Facility provides greenhouse and growth chamber space for plant science teaching and research at WashU. About how many plant species does the facility contain?
A) 30B) 70C) 200D) 1,000
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In memoriam
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Gregory I. Goldberg, a former professor of dermatology and longtime researcher at the School of Medicine, died of heart failure May 21 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was 74. |
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