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Space

Nowak, collaborators share new observations of famous black hole

Michael Nowak, research professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, is co-author of a study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that shares unprecedented observations of the black hole in the galaxy M87.

Awards & Notables

McCarthy awarded NSF grant for operator analysis and applications

John E. McCarthy, the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Mathematics and chair of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences, received a five-year $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new tools to deal with complexity in the design of systems such as those used in automatic pilots and self-driving cars.

Appointments & Promotions

Odibo named director of maternal-fetal & ultrasound division in OB-GYN

Anthony Odibo, MD, an internationally respected maternal-fetal medicine expert, has been named director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the School of Medicine.

Students

Students invited to apply to be a Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador

Students are invited to apply to be a Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador. Student ambassadors will work with local communities to increase vaccine distribution and education. Ambassadors will receive a $1,500 stipend. The application deadline is Friday, April 23.

Campus & Community

E-waste recycling, paper shredding April 20 and 27

The Office of Sustainability and the Office of Information Security will be hosting electronic waste recycling drives and confidential paper shredding services at the Danforth and Medical campuses.

Awards & Notables

Ethic of Service Awards honor those who’ve made a difference

Kennedy Young is among 13 members of the Washington University community who will receive a Virgil Ethic of Service Award on Wednesday, April 21. Young is a co-founder of the Reentry Collective, which provides cash assistance to formerly incarcerated people.

Engineering

Jha to develop imaging methods with $1.8M NIH grant

Abhinav Jha, assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a four-year $1.83 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He will develop a new framework to evaluate quantitative imaging methods and help doctors make better decisions.

Awards & Notables

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Nowak, collaborators share new observations of famous black hole

McCarthy awarded NSF grant for operator analysis and applications

Odibo named director of maternal-fetal & ultrasound division in OB-GYN

Students invited to apply to be a Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador

E-waste recycling, paper shredding April 20 and 27

Ethic of Service Awards honor those who’ve made a difference

Jha to develop imaging methods with $1.8M NIH grant

East end project recognized

How marriage is impacted by a breast cancer diagnosis among African American women

Reagh named APS ‘Rising Star’