Notables

Mackenzie Llewellyn, a junior pursuing dual degrees in fashion design and in entrepreneurship, is among the winners of the 2022 Fashion Scholarship Fund competition.

Elaine M. Majerus, MD, PhD, and Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, have been selected to co-lead the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine.

Caroline Kita, associate professor of German and of comparative literature, and Samuel Shearer, assistant professor of African and African American studies, both in Arts & Sciences, have won research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Amye Kim, former director of capital budget and debt at Princeton University, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for finance and treasurer, according to Amy B. Kweskin, executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer.

The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis recently announced its 2022-23 cohort of faculty fellows.

Jason Yi, assistant professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine, has joined the scientific advisory board of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation.

Justin Rustenhoven, a postdoctoral researcher at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named a finalist for the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology.

Thomas M. De Fer, MD, a nationally recognized leader in medical education, has been named director of the Division of General Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.

Three students in psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences were honored for their research.

Jamie Harris, a graduate student in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, has won a Horizon Award for Emerging Artists as part of Ascend 2021, the National Black Arts Festival.