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05.06.24

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Galea named inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of planned School of Public Health

Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, one of the world’s most influential public health leaders, will become the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the planned School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, effective Jan. 1. In this critical leadership role, Galea will help shape and launch WashU’s first new school in 100 years.

Biology

Biologists study trade-offs of microscopic predators

Being a predator has its own costs, and that’s as true for amoebae as it is for lions or wolves. Graduate student P.M. Shreenidhi joined David Queller and other Art & Sciences researchers to study the predatory nature of a particular soil-dwelling amoeba.

Advancement

Goldfarb installed as inaugural Gelberman professor

Charles Goldfarb, MD, has been named the inaugural Richard H. Gelberman, MD, Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Awards & Notables

Student Simmons named Payne International Development Fellow

Jordan Simmons, a senior majoring in global studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was selected as a 2024 Donald M. Payne International Development Fellow. The program is aimed at those interested in careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development.