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Katharine Flores, the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at WashU, has been named the school’s vice dean for graduate education. The role took effect Sept. 1. Flores is a professor and outgoing associate chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science; director of the interdisciplinary Institute of Materials […]

Crickette Sanz, a professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, was installed as the James W. and Jean L. Davis Professor in Arts and Sciences Sept. 4. Her installation address was titled “Learning From Great Apes About Rank.” Sanz studies chimpanzees in the Republic of Congo, where she and David Morgan are co-directors […]

The Faculty Senate Council and the Office of the Provost at WashU are soliciting faculty proposals for a series of facilitated campus events intended to promote understanding and productive discourse around complex topics. Full-time faculty members may submit proposals for events to be featured in the WashU Ideas, Discourse and Exploration series. A committee of […]

Jennifer M. Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry and chair of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at WashU, delivered a plenary address at the American Chemistry Society (ACS) fall meeting in Denver. ACS is one of the world’s largest scientific societies by membership, with more than 155,000 members at all degree levels and […]

Working to remove barriers to engineering careers Trained as an engineer, Janie Brennan, a senior lecturer at the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering, now builds courses instead of machines. She’s using her classroom to peel away systemic and cultural barriers to engineering.  During her tenure, Brennan has worked hard to also create a welcoming environment […]

Linda C. Samuels, a professor and chair of urban design in WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has been named the school’s inaugural director of sustainable design and environmental justice. Among Samuels’ first priorities is to build a collaborative network across the school and broader university to address the global climate crisis […]

Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, and Fred Ssewamala, PhD, have been chosen by their academic peers to receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2024 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. Read more here.

Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and Jonathan B. Losos, the William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the Living Earth Collaborative, have been elected members of the American Philosophical Society. Read more here.

Andrew Knight, vice dean for education and globalization and professor of organizational behavior at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named executive director of WashU’s George and Carol Bauer Leaders Academy and senior advisor to the chancellor for leadership, effective July 1, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. Knight succeeds Kurt […]

For more than a decade, Rowhea Elmesky, an associate professor of education in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has worked with educators and students in University City School High School to create a culture of trust, respect and shared responsibility. The result: a positive learning environment where suspensions are down, attendance and engagement […]

Emily Willroth, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has received the SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by early-career scholars in social and personality psychology, including contributions to teaching, research or service to […]

Jeff Zacks, the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has begun a two-year term as president of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS). Zacks is also chair of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences and a professor of radiology at the […]

Nathan Dize, an assistant professor of French in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed co-editor of the new trade book series “Global Black Writers in Translation.” Published by Vanderbilt University Press, the series will publish a variety of texts by authors of African descent translated from their source languages […]

Chemistry chair Jennifer Heemstra is part of a national consortium of scientists and students charting a path for inclusive science. As part of her ongoing commitment to improving the culture of science, Jennifer Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry, has joined a national consortium of university faculty, postdocs, and students to develop a blueprint […]

People in north St. Louis and north St. Louis County will benefit from $3.8 million in federal funding that will expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables to improve health and wellness in the area. Washington University and St. Louis Integrated Health Network plan to provide monetary support to local farmers markets and food organizations and community […]

Leopoldo Cabassa, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed as a member of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Research Advisory Board. Read more here.

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a senior faculty leader for a newly created St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-engaged Research, Teaching and Practice. The Faculty Executive Director will spend at least 50% effort in this position and will lead a priority initiative of the Washington University strategic plan – Here and Next. Housed […]

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom on Marketplace Morning Report Professor Adia Harvey Wingfield at Washington University in St. Louis discusses how the gray areas of work can harm people of color. She explores the topic in her new book, “Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It.” She spoke […]

Emily Boyd, a teaching professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected to receive the 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Lakshmi Singh Early Career Leadership Award. Read more here.