Rollin G. Johnson Jr., director of community partnership, Ginsberg Center, has received the Franklin H. Williams Award, presented to ethnically diverse returned volunteers who exemplify a commitment to community service and the Peace Corps’ Third Goal of sharing cultural exchange experiences to promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Kathleen Faller, Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, has been awarded the William Friedrich Memorial Child Sexual Abuse Research, Assessment and/or Treatment Award, recognizing her substantial contributions to the field of child sexual abuse. The award is presented by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma.
Dr. Qing Li, a researcher with the Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named a recipient of one of 17 two-year, $200,000 V Foundation for Cancer Research 2012 V Scholar grants, awarded to outstanding young researchers in 14 states. The initiative funds rising star physicians and scientists as they begin careers in cancer research. Li’s research is on “Nras signaling in hematopoietic stem cells and leukemic stem cells.”
