Campus & Community

Eileen G’Sell, a senior lecturer for the College Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, has won a 2023 Rabkin Prize for visual arts journalism.

The Division of Physician-Scientists at the School of Medicine has named its 2023 Dean’s Scholars. The awardees will receive up to two years of financial support and mentorship, as well as dedicated lab time to conduct scientific research.

David and Lelia Farr have received the 2023 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award, which honors those who contribute to the betterment of the greater St. Louis community.

Mark R. Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School, received prestigious awards over the past six months for his book exploring the myths of poverty in the U.S. and why those myths continue to exist.

David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, and Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, both of the School of Medicine, have received the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for their development of a nasal vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19.

Two WashU communications projects have won national honors as part of the 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards sponsored by CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Lindsay Stark, a professor at the Brown School, will chair a working group of the Research Group on Child Reintegration, which has been formed by the Office of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.

Ron Himes, the Henry E. Hampton, Jr. Artist-in-Residence in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will receive the Black Theatre Network Lifetime Award during the organization’s 2023 national conference.

Neuroscience researchers Tom Franken, MD, PhD, and Alessandro Livi, PhD, at the School of Medicine, are among the recipients of this year’s McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience Small Grants.

Isabel Huesa, a rising senior in Arts & Sciences, is participating  in the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious Critical Language Scholarship Program.