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‘The distribution of ideas’

Publishing is both a centuries-old intellectual tradition and a sprawling contemporary practice. Yet at its core, publishing seeks to answer one overarching question: How do ideas make their way into the world? So argues Martin Riker, director of the new publishing concentration in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences.

Campus & Community

09.18.23

Students gather for the Gephardt’s Institute’s inaugural Longest Table event

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Appointments & Promotions

Dharnidharka installed as Hartmann Professor of Pediatrics

Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been installed as the Alexis F. Hartmann Sr., MD, Professor of Pediatrics. He was installed in August on the Medical Campus.

Psychology

Braver awarded MURI grant for attention control strategies research

A multi-institutional research project led by Todd Braver, a professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, received an $8.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study attention control and strategies to improve it.

Memorial for Lovie M. Haynes

A memorial for community activist Lovie M. Haynes, who died Sept. 9 at the age of 93, will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Hamilton Village Garden in St. Louis’ West End neighborhood.

Health & Society

Partnership key to chronic disease prevention, study finds

Responding to complex health inequities in communities requires collaborative partnerships, according to a study from the Brown School.

Awards & Notables

Boyd receives ASME early career leadership award

Emily Boyd, teaching professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Lakshmi Singh Early Career Leadership Award.