Notables

Seth Denizen and Montserrat Bonvehi Rosich, both at the WashU Sam Fox School, have won the 2026 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize for “Thinking Through Soil: Wastewater Agriculture in the Mezquital Valley.”

Two members of the WashU community have been selected for Focus St. Louis’ fall 2026 Women In Leadership cohort.

Jonathan Eburne’s teaching and research interests revolve around the histories and activities of experimental artistic groups and movements.

Jonathan Judaken in WashU Arts & Sciences has been named a 2026-27 fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies.

Kevin Cox Jr., an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and Joe MacDonald, deputy dean at WashU Olin Business, are included in this year’s St. Louis Business Journal “40 under 40” class, which honors young professionals who define the region’s future.

As part of her travel to universities across the country, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited WashU Sept. 16.

Sara Malone and Lindsay Stark, both of WashU Bursky Public Health, become inaugural faculty scholars of the Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions.Their projects will examine housing as a health intervention and improve transitions from pediatric to adult care for children with chronic illnesses.

David M. Holtzman, MD, of WashU Medicine, was recognized by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for impactful mentorship of future scientists.

WashU Medicine researcher Makedonka Mitreva was honored with the Ward Medal from the American Society of Parasitologists for her use of genetics and genomics to understand parasitic worms.

Saria Bechara, a doctoral student in social work at the WashU Brown School, has been named a 2026 Excellence, Equity and Inclusion Fellow by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.