Sale named to FINRA board
Hillary Sale, the Walter D. Coles Professor of law and of management at the School of Law, has been appointed to the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Who Knew WashU? 9.27.16
Question: Which presidential debate hosted by Washington University was lampooned in a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring Will Ferrell and Darrell Hammond?
Roediger receives lifetime achievement award
Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, an internationally recognized scholar of human memory and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, has received the the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science.
The View from Here 9.26.16
Images in and around the Washington University campuses.
Markovina receives early-career research training award
Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine, has received the 2016 Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award from the American Society for Radiation Oncology. She will receive a two-year, $200,000 grant as part of the recognition.
McLeod Writing Prize winners named
The winners of the annual Dean James E. McLeod Writing Prize are Adon Wade-Currie and Olivia Crow, who shared first prize, and Emily Wyland, who received an honorable mention, announced Jennifer Smith, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.
Applications open for Women’s Leadership Institute for faculty
Applications for the Women’s Leadership Institute for faculty are open, the Office of the Provost announced. Information sessions will be held Oct. 18 and 25. Those interested should apply by Oct. 31.
Who Knew WashU? 9.20.16
Question: Which building on the Danforth Campus housed an exhibition of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee gifts during the 1904 World’s Fair?
Washington People: Mary M. McKay
Mary M. McKay joined the Brown School as dean in July, bringing her expertise that blends social work, public policy and public health. Read more about McKay’s work, her reasons for joining the university and her goals on the Brown School website.
Clinical Trials Symposium planned Oct. 21
Researchers will discuss the latest in clinical trials in cancer, Alzheimer’s and more at a symposium Oct. 21 at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
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