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Benjamin Garcia, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at WashU Medicine, has been named an American Chemical Society fellow, one of 37 in this year’s class of fellows.

Peng Bai, a researcher at Washington University, has received a National Science Foundation grant to expand his work in sodium-based batteries.

Abram Van Engen, chair of the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, was recently installed as the Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities.

WashU’s Office of Information Security has recently revised and updated its policies to keep pace with the evolving digital landscape.

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity invites its faculty affiliates to apply for course innovation grants of up to $5,000. Tila Neguse, senior associate director, says the grants are designed to support next-generation learning opportunities that bring students together to better understand race and ethnicity. Applications are due Nov. 25.

Linying Zhang, an assistant professor of biostatistics at WashU Medicine, received the American Medical Informatics Association 2024 Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award honorable mention.

Rohit V. Pappu, a researcher at Washington University, has been selected as an American Physical Society fellow.

Mary Jo Bang, a professor of English in Arts & Sciences, will receive the 2024 Tradition of Literary Excellence Award from the University City Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters.

Hylarie McMahon, a professor emerita of art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died in hospice Oct. 1 following a short illness. She was 94.

Submissions are sought for the third annual William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award. The deadline is Nov. 22.