‘What Belongs to You’ Feb. 11
Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman will join new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound to preview David T. Little’s opera-in-progress “What Belongs To You,” based on the novel by WashU alumnus Garth Greenwell.
McDaniel receives federal education grant
Mark McDaniel in Arts & Sciences received a $30,008 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a
collaborative education research project.
Cesarone named defender of the year
Gabbie Cesarone, a December Arts & Sciences graduate, was named the 2021 D3soccer.com Defender of the Year and also received a First Team All-America nod.
Biden nominee could shake up court’s liberal wing
If President Joe Biden follows through on his promise to nominate a Black woman to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, longer-term change to the court is possible, based on voting patterns of Black female judges versus white male judges, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Thorp to speak on science, democracy Feb. 8
Holden Thorp, the Rita Levi-Montalcini Distinguished University Professor and editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals, will speak at a free online event Feb. 8 focused on the intersection between science and politics.
Herzog to test how cortical neurons, hormones regulate daily patterns of behavior
A five-year nearly $2 million project led by biologist Erik Herzog in Arts & Sciences will use machine learning and other tools to improve understanding of how the brain is organized as a network of synchronized circadian cells.
AAAS names eight Washington University faculty as 2021 fellows
Eight faculty members at Washington University are among 564 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Leonard Green, Elizabeth S. Haswell, Sophia E. Hayes, Erik Herzog, Mark A. McDaniel, Jay W. Ponder, Crickette Sanz and Pamela K. Woodard.
Silberman wins Promega D.O.O.R.S. scholarship
Miriam Silberman, a microbiology major in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, won a Diversification of Our Research Scientists (D.O.O.R.S.) scholarship from Promega.
Moyle wins Next Generation Investigation Award
Austin Moyle, a chemistry graduate student working with Michael Gross in Arts & Sciences, won a Next Generation Investigator Award from the California Separation Science Society.
Carter Revard, of Arts & Sciences, 90
Carter Revard, professor emeritus of English in Arts & Sciences, died Jan. 3 at his home in University City, Mo. He was 90.
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