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McPherson wins Guggenheim Fellowship

Edward McPherson, an associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has won a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.

New approach targets norovirus, world’s leading cause of foodborne infection

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found a creative way to make a vaccine for norovirus, the leading cause of foodborne infections, by piggybacking on rotavirus, an unrelated virus for which there are already several highly effective vaccines.

Operations & Strategy

Moran to deliver annual Brauer Lecture

Monty Moran, the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill as well as a lawyer, author, pilot and filmmaker, will deliver the annual Brauer Lecture on Thursday, April 13.

Diversity & Inclusion

Plan to take part in 2023 Day of Dialogue and Action

The 2023 Day of Dialogue and Action event takes place April 27 at Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall on the Danforth Campus. All WashU faculty, staff and students are welcome.

Obituaries

William Pickard, senior professor of engineering, 90

William Pickard, a senior professor of electrical and systems engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died March 9 in Portland, Ore., after a short illness. He was a faculty member for more than 50 years.

Students

Gephardt Institute announces Civic Scholars, St. Louis Fellows

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement has accepted 51 new students into its Civic Scholars and St. Louis Fellowship programs.

Climate & Environment

Forum to explain science behind reports of radioactive substances

Lee Sobotka, a professor of chemistry and of physics in Arts & Sciences, will moderate an April 26 technical forum to explain the science behind recent reports of radioactive substances at Jana Elementary school in Hazelwood, Mo. Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice is hosting the event.

Awards & Notables

Brown School student named Presidential Management Fellows finalist

Katie Allen, a dual-degree master’s student studying social work and social policy at the Brown School, has been named a finalist for the Presidential Management Fellows Program, the federal government’s premier leadership development program for advanced degree holders.

Architecture

‘Beauty in Enormous Bleakness’

“Beauty in Enormous Bleakness,” an exhibition highlighting the design legacy of Japanese American architects in the wake of World War II-era internments, is on view in Olin Library. A related symposium, “Moonscape of the Mind,” will take place April 13 and 14.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Early crop plants were more easily ‘tamed’

Borrowing a page from what we know about animal behavior, Natalie Mueller in Arts & Sciences says that we should reassess our understanding of the process of plant domestication.