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Artificial intelligence can turn from a mere tool into a full-fledged partner in the research process. A new book from a faculty member at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis serves as a guide to the future of research.

Carolyn Kornfeld Lesorogol, a professor for 20 years at the Brown School, died May 17 of cancer. She was 58.

Darrell Hudson, an associate professor at the Brown School, will become director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1. Hudson has served as an associate director for the past year.

The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, established in 2005 by Yale University and Howard University to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement, recently inducted four doctoral candidates from Washington University.

Livi Logan-Wood is about to graduate with dual master’s degrees in business administration from Olin Business School and social work from the Brown School. She will work at World Wide Technology.

Andrea Heredia is about to graduate with a master’s degree in public health from the Brown School. After graduation, she will work as a statistical data analyst at the School of Medicine.

The new St. Louis Confluence Award recognizes and elevates the strength and impact of the work led by community-minded researchers, their partners and university collaborators. The inaugural recipient is the Brown School’s Matthew Kreuter.

The 40th annual Brown School Awards of Distinction were presented April 13 at City Foundry STL. The event honored e​ight individuals who work t​o create positive change for people around the globe.

iHeard St. Louis, a program run by the Health Communication Research Laboratory at the Brown School, is expanding its  health misinformation response system to four new states plus Washington, D.C.

The 32nd annual Powwow, sponsored by the Brown School’s Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22.