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‘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.

Engineering

Multiplication without multiplying to improve computing efficiency

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Aravind Nagulu, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has secured a four-year $2 million grant to enhance the computational efficiency of radio-frequency correlators, like those used in radar systems.

Biology

A cat’s-eye view of one of the most beloved pets

In “The Science of Cats,” a course for senior biology majors, WashU students use what they’ve learned about evolution, ecology and behavior to get to know one of the most popular pet animals in America.

Advancement

Randall Martin named Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor

Randall V. Martin, a world-renowned expert in atmospheric composition at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been named the Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He was installed March 30 at a ceremony in Brauer Hall.

Awards & Notables

Dahiya named to international brain tumor working committee

Neuropathologist Sonika Dahiya, MD, a professor of pathology and immunology and chief of the neuro-oncology section at the School of Medicine, has been named to the Working Committee of the Consortium to Inform Molecular and Practical Approaches to CNS Tumor Taxonomy.

Awards & Notables

Three juniors selected as Goldwater Scholars

Three juniors in Arts & Sciences — John Georgiades, Shelei Pan and Kaung “Ken” Soe — have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Appointments & Promotions

Board grants faculty appointments, promotions

At the Board of Trustees meeting March 3, numerous faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure. Their new roles will take effect July 1 unless otherwise indicated.

St. Louis Region

‘A story to tell’

Since launching in 2014, the WashU Prison Education Project has offered dozens of courses to incarcerated students at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, a men’s prison located in Pacific, Mo. Last fall, the project expanded to a second facility, the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo.

Medicine

COVID-19 patients’ blood plasma shows who is most likely to become severely ill

School of Medicine researchers have identified specific proteins that may help predict which COVID-19 patients may need to be placed on ventilators to breathe and which are most likely to die of the virus.