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Link named oncology division director

Daniel C. Link, MD, a highly regarded physician-scientist who treats patients with leukemia and also conducts innovative research, has been named director of the Division of Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine.

Space

Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them

Artist's impression of the surface of Venus

Planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn in Arts & Sciences have created the first comprehensive map of volcanoes on Venus, pinpointing 85,000 of them. Their study was posted online in JGR Planets, and the dataset is publicly available.

Students

WashU named a ‘Voter-Friendly Campus’

Washington University has once again been recognized as a “Voter-Friendly Campus” by the Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The nation’s 258 Voter-Friendly Campuses boast comprehensive voter engagement, education and turnout plans.

Campus & Facilities

Parking offers update, plans for spring events

Parking and Transportation Services is preparing for campus events this spring, such as the Thurtene carnival and Active Transportation Month in April, and wants the community to be aware of potential parking impacts.

Medicine

Rogers, Smyser awarded MERIT grant for research on preterm babies

The School of Medicine’s Cynthia Rogers, MD, and co-investigator Christopher Smyser, MD, have received a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research focused on preterm babies’ brains as the children age.

Advancement

Sam Fox School names Rivera as JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor

Mónica Rivera has been named the JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor of Architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. A lecture and reception to celebrate her appointment were held recently in Steinberg Hall.

Campus & Facilities

Flags lowered in memory of Tennessee shooting victims

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Friday, March 31, as a mark of respect for those killed in the shooting March 27 in Nashville, Tenn.

Awards & Notables

WashU names latest cohort of Mellon Mays fellows

Five sophomores have been selected for the next cohort of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program, which is celebrating 30 years at Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s State of the University address released

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin shares the 2023 State of the University address, highlighting accomplishments in academic distinction, student access and WashU’s commitment to St. Louis.

Awards & Notables

Four Washington University faculty named AIMBE Fellows

Four Washington University in St. Louis faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering: Hongyu An, Elliot Elson, Srikanth Singamaneni and Jessica Wagenseil.