Campus & Community

Jason Jabbari, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a two-year $352,943 grant from Arnold Ventures to evaluate the impact of the Cristo Rey Network’s professional work-based learning model on social mobility and racial equity.

Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been active within the American College of Surgeons for many years, including serving as chair of the board from 2022-2023.

The College Writing Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis recently celebrated the 2025 winners and finalists of the James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize.

Several biology and medical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have earned prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Lana Lin’s “The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam” has been longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for nonfiction. The book is published by Dorothy, an independent publishing project co-founded by WashU’s Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker.

Three WashU investigators have been recognized with prestigious awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, which supports unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

Kim and Tim Eberlein, MD, were recently honored with the 2025 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award. The honor recognizes couples who contribute to the betterment of the greater St. Louis community.

Jessie Minton, vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer at WashU, received a prestigious award from the HMG Strategy Global Leadership Institute during the organization’s recent summit.

Members of the WashU community may nominate honorary degree candidates for the May 2027 Commencement. The deadline is Oct. 3.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been recognized by the Vallee Foundation for innovative research in neuroscience.