Moran to deliver annual Brauer Lecture
Monty Moran, the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill as well as a lawyer, author, pilot and filmmaker, will deliver the annual Brauer Lecture on Thursday, April 13.
Plan to take part in 2023 Day of Dialogue and Action
The 2023 Day of Dialogue and Action event takes place April 27 at Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall on the Danforth Campus. All WashU faculty, staff and students are welcome.
William Pickard, senior professor of engineering, 90
William Pickard, a senior professor of electrical and systems engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died March 9 in Portland, Ore., after a short illness. He was a faculty member for more than 50 years.
Gephardt Institute announces Civic Scholars, St. Louis Fellows
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement has accepted 51 new students into its Civic Scholars and St. Louis Fellowship programs.
Brown School student named Presidential Management Fellows finalist
Katie Allen, a dual-degree master’s student studying social work and social policy at the Brown School, has been named a finalist for the Presidential Management Fellows Program, the federal government’s premier leadership development program for advanced degree holders.
Randall Martin named Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor
Randall V. Martin, a world-renowned expert in atmospheric composition at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been named the Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He was installed March 30 at a ceremony in Brauer Hall.
Dahiya named to international brain tumor working committee
Neuropathologist Sonika Dahiya, MD, a professor of pathology and immunology and chief of the neuro-oncology section at the School of Medicine, has been named to the Working Committee of the Consortium to Inform Molecular and Practical Approaches to CNS Tumor Taxonomy.
Three juniors selected as Goldwater Scholars
Three juniors in Arts & Sciences — John Georgiades, Shelei Pan and Kaung “Ken” Soe — have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Board grants faculty appointments, promotions
At the Board of Trustees meeting March 3, numerous faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure. Their new roles will take effect July 1 unless otherwise indicated.
‘A story to tell’
Since launching in 2014, the WashU Prison Education Project has offered dozens of courses to incarcerated students at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, a men’s prison located in Pacific, Mo. Last fall, the project expanded to a second facility, the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo.
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