Seelinger helps draft new ICC policy on gender crimes
Kim Thuy Seelinger, a research associate professor at the Brown School and visiting professor at the School of Law, led the review and drafting process for the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor’s new policy on gender-based crimes.
Oyen named among trailblazing leaders in women’s health, FemTech
Michelle Oyen, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been named among the 200 Trailblazing Leaders in Women’s Health and FemTech for 2023 by Women of Wearables.
Moore appointed TRiO director
Tarsha Moore, a project manager for the Office of the Provost, has been named director of TRiO Student Support Services at Washington University in St. Louis. She began the role Dec. 4.
Puray-Chavez named Mendez Scholar
Virologist Maritza Puray-Chavez, a staff scientist at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2023 Dr. Eddie Mendez Scholar by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Thomas receives inaugural University Libraries’ Ginkgo Award
Jack Thomas, a Washington University trustee and member of the University Libraries National Council, received the inaugural Washington University Libraries’ Ginkgo Award honoring exceptional service to the libraries
Parvulescu installed as Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature
Anca Parvulescu, a professor of English in Arts & Sciences, was installed as the university’s Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature Nov. 2.
University departments win several CASE awards
Projects produced by University Marketing & Communications and other departments at WashU recently won 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards and district awards from CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support of Education).
Iannotti wins scientific excellence award
Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School, has been named recipient of the 2022 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.
Cooper named director of pediatric rheumatology and immunology division
Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist in pediatric immunodeficiencies and immune dysregulation, has been named director of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine.
Western Algebraic Geometry Symposium comes to WashU
The Western Algebraic Geometry Symposium, organized by Roya Beheshti Zavareh, Matthew Kerr and Wanlin Li in Arts & Sciences, brought about 150 mathematicians to campus in early November and is supported by the National Science Foundation.
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