Lipeles receives Sierra Club award
Maxine I. Lipeles, JD, senior lecturer in law and
director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, was honored by
the Sierra Club at its annual awards program in San Francisco.
Washington People: Enola Proctor
Enola Proctor, PhD, has spent her academic career focused on one
central question: How can we ensure the highest quality of care for all
individuals in need? Her work is hugely important in speeding the adoption and delivery of critical medical care and in reducing disparities in health care.
Brown doctoral student Halvorsen receives three honors
Cal Halvorsen, a doctoral student at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, recently received three honors for his work, including his research on aging issues.
Siteman adopting new system for clinical trials management
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is adopting a new system to help maximize and streamline its clinical trials management and data collection. Elements of the new system will go live later this month, with the entire system expected to be online in January.
Forum to focus on university’s diversity, inclusion efforts
All members of the Washington University in St. Louis community are invited to take part in a forum discussion at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, that will focus on the university’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts. A key topic will be the report and recommendations from the Steering Committee for Diversity & Inclusion. The event will be held at the Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall.
Randolph to receive NIH director’s Pioneer Award
Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD, director of the Division of Immunobiology at the School of Medicine, has been chosen as a 2015 recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award. The award challenges investigators to develop groundbreaking approaches that have a high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral science. Randolph is one of 13 Pioneer Award winners this year.
Schreiber named co-editor-in-chief of cancer immunology journal
Robert Schreiber, PhD, the Alumni Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a co-editor-in-chief of Cancer Immunology Research.
Obituary: Lisa Simone, 25, doctoral student in physical therapy
Lisa Cristine Simone, 25, a doctoral candidate in the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, died unexpectedly Sept. 29, 2015, in St. Louis.
Washington People: Amy Suelzer
Amy Suelzer, PhD, director of Overseas Programs in
Arts & Sciences, came to Washington University in St. Louis for graduate studies in 1990, and stayed. Today, she helps guide students through the myriad study abroad programs, hoping they have the life-changing experience she did.
Corbetta to receive neurorehabilitation honor
Maurizio Corbetta, MD, an internationally recognized neuroscientist and clinician at the School of Medicine, will receive the 2015 Outstanding Neurorehabilitation Clinician Scientist (ONCS) Award. The American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Education Foundation Board selected Corbetta for the honor.
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