Biologist Olsen helps launch global wild rice alliance
Kenneth Olsen, a George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, joined researchers from 24 countries in an effort to strengthen cooperation and solve a key problem of improving rice yields.
Schwarz named Danforth WashU Physician-Scientist Scholar
Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD, a highly regarded radiation oncologist known for her innovative mindset in treating patients and leading research to develop new treatments for deadly gynecologic cancers and heart conditions, has been named a William H. Danforth Washington University Physician Scholar.
Lawlor inducted as AASWSW fellow
Edward F. Lawlor, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor and dean emeritus at the Brown School, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the nation’s leading honorific society of distinguished social work and social welfare scholars and practitioners.
Gephardt Institute awards $30,000 in grants to meet local needs
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University in St. Louis has awarded $30,000 in Transform Grants to five student projects that will advance regional priorities.
Klein examines ‘Matisse and Water’
John Klein, a professor of art history and archaeology in Arts & Sciences, contributed one of three principal essays to “Matisse and the Sea.”
Space sciences team wins microanalysis award
A team from the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences won the Microanalysis Society’s Macres Award for the best instrumentation/software paper.
Jacobi, Zickuhr named Loeb Teaching Fellows
Celina Jacobi, MD, an instructor in child psychiatry, and Lisa Zickuhr, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, have been named the 2024-26 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at the School of Medicine.
Chen, Silva named senior members of National Academy of Inventors
Hong Chen and Jonathan Silva, both faculty members in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors. They will be inducted in June.
Shellhaas elected to American Epilepsy Society board
Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Epilepsy Society board of directors.
WashU named a top 100 patent-producing university
The National Academy of Investors included Washington University in St. Louis on its 2023 Top 100 Worldwide Universities granted U.S. patents again.
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