Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Washington University in St. Louis student Beakal M. Gezahegn has been named a 2015 STRIDE Undergraduate Research Fellow by the American Physiological Society.

The Pew Charitable Trusts have named two early-career faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis among their Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. They are Qin Liu, PhD, of the School of Medicine, and Gary J. Patti, PhD, of Arts & Sciences.

Robert Mark Morgan, senior lecturer in drama in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received the 2015 St. Louis Theater Circle award for outstanding set design in a musical for “Seussical” at the Muny.

Sean M. Savoie, senior lecturer in drama and coordinator of the design-technical theater program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, taught a professional development class at the Entertainment Technology New Zealand Inc. (ETNZ) 2015 Conference: “Big Steps Forward.”

Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo, PhD, assistant dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and senior lecturer in African and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed to University City’s Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters.

Kimberly Jade Norwood, JD, professor of law, in the School of Law, and of African and African-American Studies, in Arts & Sciences, at Washington University in St. Louis, was appointed to the newly formed Supreme Court Municipal Division Work Group to review the state’s municipal court system.

In an effort to increase diversity in the neurosciences, Washington University in St. Louis has received a five-year, $1.5 million federal grant to participate in a national pipeline program with that mission.

A new publication, “Who’s Who Diversity in Color,” recently released its inaugural edition. The publication highlights minorities from the St. Louis region who have positively influenced their workplace or community, and eight faculty and staff members of Washington University in St. Louis are featured in the publication.

Robyn S. Hadley, associate vice chancellor for students and director of the Ervin Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis, recently was honored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alumni Association with a 2015 Distinguished Service Medal.

Thomas Ferkol, who graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in May with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in Arts & Sciences, and studied writing and music throughout his undergraduate career, was accepted into the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)’s summer film-scoring program.