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Seven Washington University faculty members have been honored with 2021 Emerson Electric Co. “Excellence in Teaching” awards.

Glenn Davis Stone, professor of sociocultural anthropology and of environmental studies in Arts & Sciences, is part of an international team of researchers funded by the European Union to study CRISPR in agriculture and food production. Stone is co-leader of the perceptions part of the study.

Robi D. Mitra at the School of Medicine received a five-year $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand opportunities in genomic research for underrepresented students.

The Washington University Police Department will be accepting public comments as part of its reaccreditation process. Community members may offer comments Monday, Nov. 1, by phone or in a virtual meeting.

Calvin Lai in Arts & Sciences received a nearly $350,000 grant, part of $33 million allotted by the Department of Justice to improve community policing.

The latest National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for Abhinav Jha at the McKelvey School of Engineering is another step toward early prediction of therapy response in patients with lung cancer.

“La Cortadora de Café” (2021), a painting by Quinn Antonio Briceño, a candidate for a master’s in fine arts at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, will be featured in the AXA Art Prize 2021 Exhibition.

Pamela K. Woodard, MD, the Hugh Monroe Wilson Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named the 2021 Outstanding Researcher by the Radiological Society of North America.

Eight Washington University researchers have received funding from the Longer Life Foundation, a cooperative effort between the School of Medicine and the Reinsurance Group of America.

Faculty, staff and trainees will have the opportunity to change or re-enroll for 2022 benefits starting Monday, Nov. 1, through Nov. 17. Selections can be made online through the Workday platform.