‘Philanthropy incubator’ helps donors maximize impact

A new program at Olin Business School’s Koch Center for Family Enterprise is working with top charitable donors to help them achieve the biggest impact through their giving. The program is recruiting fellows for a cohort to begin in the fall.

Weil installed as Medoff professor

Gary Weil, MD, has been named the inaugural Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine. Weil was recognized for his efforts to eliminate parasitic worm diseases as global public health threats.

Board grants faculty appointments, promotions

The WashU Board of Trustees appointed numerous faculty with tenure, promoted faculty with tenure, and granted tenure at its meeting May 3. For most, their tenure will take effect July 1.

WashU theorists help advance nuclear physics research

Physicists in Arts & Sciences are helping to shape the theoretical framework behind exciting new experiments at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a $730 million U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science research facility.

Notables

WashU recently has been recognized as a top workplace by several organizations. WashU won third in the giant category in the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” Awards.

Research Wire

Alex Holehouse, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation.

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The university will receive a $650,000 grant for a collaborative community project focused on improving economic mobility for Black youth in the St. Louis area. Mary McKay, vice provost of interdisciplinary initiatives, and the Brown School’s Sean Joe are leading the effort.

Stan H. Braude, professor of practice in Arts & Sciences, 62

Stan Braude, a professor of practice in biology and in environmental studies in Arts & Sciences, died at home June 1. Braude was the first curator of the university’s arboretum and a world expert on naked mole-rat ecology, evolution and behavior in the wild.