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WashU Dance Theatre in Edison Dec. 1-3

“WUDT’sNEXT” will take place in Edison Theatre Dec. 1-3. The performance will feature original works by visiting choreographers Leslie Cuyjet and Mike Esperanza and faculty choreographers Antonio Douthit-Boyd, Elinor Harrison and David Marchant.

Advancement

Parvulescu installed as Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature

Anca Parvulescu, a professor of English in Arts & Sciences, was installed as the university’s Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature Nov. 2.

Awards & Notables

Kwon receives CDC grant to study viral transmission within households

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an associate professor of medicine and chief of the section of Healthcare Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Stewardship at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a multisite clinical study.

Performing Arts

Antonio Douthit-Boyd

Antonio Douthit-Boyd, in Arts & Sciences, returned to his hometown of St. Louis years ago and last fall joined WashU full time to be the Performing Arts Department’s ballet master. Learn about his journey and the future of classical dance at WashU.

Appointments & Promotions

Luoma named executive vice chancellor for administration, chief administrative officer

Nichol L. Luoma, vice president of University Business Services at Arizona State University, has been named executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. Her appointment is effective Feb. 5.

Medicine

Radiation therapy may be potential heart failure treatment

In diseased hearts, low-dose radiation therapy appears to improve heart function. The new research, from the School of Medicine, could lead to new heart failure therapies.

Awards & Notables

University departments win several CASE awards

Projects produced by University Marketing & Communications and other departments at WashU recently won 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards and district awards from CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support of Education).

Engineering

Improving autonomous driving

Nathan Jacobs at the McKelvey School of Engineering led a team that developed a joint learning framework to enhance two closely related computer vision tasks critical in autonomous driving applications.

Art & Design

Video: ‘Adam Pendleton: To Divide By’

“Things are always happening at once,” Adam Pendleton said. “I want the paintings to be like that.” In this video, Pendleton, one of the most celebrated visual artists of his generation, talks about his artistic process and how painting echoes the movement of the body.

Advancement

Connection is key

As co-chair of Make Way: Our Student Initiative, Larry Thomas is focused on helping students build relationships and networks. (Photo: Michael Thomas)

Larry Thomas, BSBA ’77, co-chair of Make Way: Our Student Initiative, wants to help students build personal networks and ‘realize the empowering possibility’ of WashU.