Obituary: Kelley Mullen, faculty practice senior director, 57
Kelley Ann Mullen, senior director of scheduling services and service quality for Washington University School of Medicine’s faculty practice, died at her home Tuesday, May 21, 2019, after a brief illness. A deeply kind, calming and dedicated leader, Mullen was beloved by her colleagues. She was 57.
Obituary: Lloyd Brown Sr., professor emeritus, 94
Lloyd “Bob” Brown Sr., a 30-year faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, died May 25, 2019. He was 94.
Three students win Goldwater Scholarship
Three Washington University in St. Louis students have received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Obituary: Andrew B. Craig, emeritus trustee, 88
Andrew B. Craig III, emeritus trustee of Washington University in St. Louis, died May 24, 2019, in Naples, Fla., where he lived. He was 88. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 10 at Ladue Chapel in St. Louis.
Tuch to present at Stanford/Yale/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum
Andrew Tuch, professor of law, will present “Reassessing Self-Dealing” at the 2019 Stanford/Yale/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum June 5 and 6 at Yale Law School.
Carter receives grant to study race, class, gender, and chronic illness
Chelsey Carter, an anthropology doctoral candidate in Arts & Sciences, received a $19,492 grant from the Wenner Gren Foundation to support ongoing research on the intersections of race, class, gender and chronic illness in the United States. Carter’s research explores how black people with neuromuscular diseases navigate health-care spaces and experience care at medical institutions in St. Louis. The Wenner Gren […]
Skemer receives NSF grant to study microstructure of serpentine
Philip Skemer, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences and associate director of the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering, received a $311,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s GeoPRISMS program. The grant will support research on the rheology and microstructure evolution of serpentine.
The keeper of the flame
After 24-plus years of serving the university in Public Affairs and the chancellor’s office as associate vice chancellor and chief of staff to Mark Wrighton, Steve Givens is retiring. Here’s a look back, and a look forward to his next stage of life.
Sociologist Collins named 2019 Malkiel Scholar
Caitlyn Collins, assistant professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences, is one of 10 junior faculty nationwide selected as a 2019 Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholar by The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
Fogarty receives 2019 Grossman-Alexander Prize
Michael Fogarty, who graduated in May with a dual degree in political science and in economics, both in Arts & Sciences, has received the university’s Grossman-Alexander Prize.
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