Graduate student wins fellowship, poem gets notice
“Too Far North,” a poem written by Aaron Coleman, a PhD candidate in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, was published recently in The New York Times Magazine. Coleman also recently received a Philip K. Jansen Memorial Fellowship from the American Literary Translators Association.
Moore delivers paper on music in ancient Rome
Timothy Moore, the John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, recently delivered a paper titled “Meter, Music and Memory in Roman Theater” at a workshop on “Music and Memory in the Ancient Mediterranean World,” sponsored by the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University.
AI Genomics Hackathon champions include engineering student
Brett Teng Gao, an incoming senior at Washington University in St. Louis, recently was part of a team that won the Google-sponsored Artificial Intelligence Genomics Hackathon.
Director of Cancer Biology Division named
Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD, an associate professor of radiation oncology, has been named director of the Cancer Biology Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
PXSTL community design projects announced
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation, the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and Chicago-based artists Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez have awarded four grants to support community design initiatives as part of the PXSTL project “A Way, Away (Listen While I Say).”
Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund awards $20,000 in latest cycle
The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund awarded more than $20,000 during its May 2017 funding cycle for both teaching courses and for carrying out community projects.
Presley selected as part of St. Louis Business Journal’s ‘30 under 30’
Chris Presley, an adviser in Olin Business School and an adjunct instructor for University College in Arts & Sciences, was selected as part of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2017 class of “30 Under 30.”
Loeb Teaching Fellows announced
Patricia F. Kao, MD, and Sabrina Nunez have been named the 2017-19 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Doctoral student honored at IEEE International Symposium
Missael Garcia, a doctoral student in computer engineering, recently won two best-paper awards at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems conference in Baltimore.
ISP partners with foundation to support makerspace kits in classrooms
The Josh Seidel Memorial Foundation recently awarded the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis funds to support the creation of mobile makerspace kits to be used in classrooms in the University City School District.
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