Campus & Community

Will Ross, MD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine and associate dean for diversity at the School of Medicine, has been elected to the Society of Academic Continuing Medical Education’s (SACME) Academy of Fellows.

Xuan ‘Silvia’ Zhang, associate professor in the Department Electrical & Systems Engineering, will present her research to her peers.

The Danforth Staff Council seeks new members. The council advocates for Danforth Campus staff members with university administrators. Nominations are open Monday, March 14, through April 1.

The Center for Diversity and (CDI) Inclusion invites students to apply to be a CDI fellow. The program provides an opportunity for students to launch innovative new ideas to advance diversity, equity and inclusion on the Danforth Campus. The deadline is April 8.

The 16th annual African Film Festival returns to Washington University in St. Louis on March 25-27. The free event features eight short and full-length films.

Karen Tokarz, the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law & Policy, has received a 2022 What’s Right With the Region award from Focus St. Louis.

Mohini Sengupta, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Medicine, received third place in the 2021 Mightex Research Excellence Awards.

The Skandalaris Center seeks nominations of deserving students, staff, faculty and community members for its 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards. The deadline is March 18.

​​Patrick Grindel, a senior studying mechanical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and a cadet in the ROTC Gateway Battalion, has been recognized by the U.S. Army Cadet Command as a Distinguished Military Graduate, ranking fourth in a nationwide field of 6,000 cadets.

The secret is finally out — senior Zach Wurtenberger, an English major in Arts & Sciences, is a contestant on “Survivor,” one of the longest-running and most popular reality shows in TV history.