Sam Fox School announces 2018 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards
Multimedia artist Ebony G. Patterson and sculptor Jill Downen have won the 2018 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards. The awards are presented by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Artists receive $25,000 to advance their studio practices.
Sam Fox School students featured in Varsity Art XXII
Senior Zoe Grieze and master’s candidate Andrew McIlvaine will represent the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts in the Art St. Louis exhibition “Varsity Art XXII.”
Burnham recognized by two medical societies
Carey-Ann D. Burnham, associate professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Academy of Microbiology.
Merrifield to appear at SXSW EDU
Leah Merrifield, associate vice chancellor for community engagement and St. Louis college readiness initiatives at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected to serve as a mentor at the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival March 5-8 in Austin, Texas. The event is devoted to advancing teaching and learning.
Murch selected as 2018 Cottrell Scholar
Kater Murch, assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named a 2018 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
Lee recognized for her work on behalf of first-year students
Jessie Lee, a member of the First Year Center executive board, is one of five students nationwide to win the Jordan Smith Undergraduate Fellowship from the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. Lee will be formally recognized Monday, Feb. 12.
James appointed Prevention and Control Research Program co-leader
Aimee James, associate professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed the Prevention and Control Research Program co-leader for Siteman Cancer Center.
Students, staff, alumni named New Leaders Council fellows
A number of people with connections to Washington University in St. Louis were named fellows of the New Leaders Council Institute, which works to promote progressive thought leadership among millennials. They include two Brown School students, two staff members and five alumni.
McCune to be scholar-in-residence at 26th American Men’s Studies conference
Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies and of African and African-American studies, both in Arts & Sciences, will deliver the keynote address for “Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities,” the 26th annual conference of the American Men’s Studies Association.
Medical facilities planners complete Mini-Medical School
Fourteen planners and project managers within the Operations and Facilities Management Department (OFMD) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently completed Mini-Medical School I.
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