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Carolina B. López (right) and Christina L. Stallings, both professors of molecular microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine, have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of their scientific achievements and original contributions that have advanced the field of microbiology.

A new resonator system discovered in the labs of Lan Yang and Xuan “Silvia” Zhang at the McKelvey School of Engineering can interact with never-before-accessible ranges in the electromagnetic spectrum. The research was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

The Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine has named pediatricians Jason Newland, MD, and Cassandra “Casey” M. Pruitt, MD, to the newly created roles of vice chair of community health and strategic planning, and vice chair of outpatient health, respectively.

Rohan Mishra, assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will use a $588,795 National Science Foundation CAREER award to discover and develop novel semiconductors.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

The university’s Parking and Transportation team shares the latest updates, including upcoming high-traffic events that could impact parking and Active Transportation Month celebrations.

Kristin Van Engen in Arts & Sciences received a grant from the National Science Foundation to research and better understand communication when accents are involved.

The Office of Sustainability offers this guide to events during the month of April — including activities at the Burning Kumquat garden, free lectures and film screenings, recycling and clean-up events and more.

Joseph P. Culver, the Sherwood Moore Professor of Radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the School of Medicine, has been named director of the Biophotonics Research Center in the Division of Radiological Sciences. 

Stephen Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at Washington University, testified at a March 15 hearing before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee about identifying and removing barriers to legal migration.