Campus & Community

Jessica Backman-Levy (left), at the Brown School, and Beryne Odeny, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, have been selected to participate in a yearlong program aimed at advancing women into senior leadership positions in global health.

John Powers, an assistant professor of film and media studies in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2024 Best First Book Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.

Esther Viola Kurtz, in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, has published an article titled “Call, Response, and Compromisso: Ethical Practice in Capoeira of Backland Bahia, Brazil.”

Online voting is open for the top biomedical innovation or discovery of 2024. The first round ends early Monday, March 10.

Lawrence E. Thomas, a member of the WashU Board of Trustees and an alumnus, was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the St. Louis American Foundation.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement has awarded its 22nd annual Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award to eight members of the WashU community who are making a positive impact in the St. Louis region.

The Division of Student Affairs is accepting nominations for two student leadership awards: the Student Union Leadership Award and the Excellence in Leadership Awards.

Five researchers from Washington University have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors.

Pannill Camp, an associate professor of drama in Arts & Sciences, has won the Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize from the American Society for Theatre Research.

Heath Rutledge-Jukes, 25, a second-year student at WashU Medicine, has earned a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” education list.