Notables

Mungai Mutonya in Arts & Sciences has received a second fellowship from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to continue the collaborative educational project initiated at the University of Nairobi during his 2021 fellowship.

Nathan Singh, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, has received a Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.

The Washington University School of Law’s Clinical Education Program held its first pro bono estate planning clinic July 26 and 28 to serve low-income members of the St. Louis community.  

The Water Environment Federation has named Zhen “Jason” He a 2022 fellow.

Adia Harvey Wingfield, the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences, was recognized by the American Sociological Association for her extensive scholarship and efforts to create more equitable workplaces.

Jin Huang, research associate professor at the Brown School and professor at Saint Louis University, delivered a keynote address before the 2022 Financial Literacy Education Forum in mainland China. The event drew an audience of nearly 2.7 million viewers.

Xiuli Liu, MD, PhD, a professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been elected president of the Chinese American Pathologists Association.

Video communications projects produced by University Marketing and Communications at Washington University have been recognized with eight Silver Telly Awards, which honor excellence in video across all platforms.

The work of Washington University’s Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Project, which performs research in support of global efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases, has been recognized with a Public Library of Science (PLoS) collection of publications.

“Philia,” a short film by rising senior Jack Mayer, has been named Best LGBTQ Film at the 2022 Experimental Forum in Los Angeles.