Armstrong named dean of University College

Asquith S. “Sean” Armstrong, executive director for continuing education at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, has been named dean of University College at Washington University, effective Nov. 1. 

$7M to support research into how human genome works

The School of Medicine will serve as the data and administrative coordinating center for a national effort to investigate how variations in the human genome sequence affect how the genome functions. Such information is critical for understanding human health.

When a parasite makes the host more abundant

Biologist Rachel Penczykowski in Arts & Sciences studied water fleas to size up an unlikely natural phenomenon: when parasitism causes the number of hosts to increase, a result known as a hydra effect. Her study analyzes 13 fungal epidemics in nature.

Two named advisers to International Criminal Court

Leila Sadat, the James Carr Professor at the School of Law, and Kim Thuy Seelinger, research associate professor at the Brown School, are among 17 appointed special advisers to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.

Physicist Kelton awarded grant for space station study

Physicist Kenneth F. Kelton in Arts & Sciences won a five-year grant from NASA to study fundamental fluid processes in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station.

Notables

Carmen R. Bergom, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine, has been elected to a three-year term as a councilor-at-large for the Radiation Research Society.

Notables

Popular Science magazine has named Fangqiong Ling, assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, one of its “Brilliant 10,” highlighting her research studying microbes in water systems.

Research Wire

Shiming Chen, professor of ophthalmology at the School of Medicine, has received a 2021 Stein Innovation Award from Research to Prevent Blindness.

Announcements

CRE2 accepting applications for new course, grants

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity is accepting applications for funding opportunities. Faculty affiliates are invited to design a graduate-level seminar for the 2022-23 year. The deadline is Oct. 15.