David Beebe, PhD, the Janet and Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been elected editor-in-chief of the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. …

Ross Brownson, PhD, professor in the Brown School, has received a one-year, $103,000 subaward from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors for research titled “Evidence Based Public Health (EBPH) for Chronic Disease Prevention.” …

Daren Chen, PhD, professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, has received a one-year, $45,000 subaward from the Aerospace Corp. for research titled “Improved ECS Sampling Device for Launch Support.” …

Evan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD, the Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology and vice chancellor for research, was featured in the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation 2010 Annual Report for his novel research into detecting kidney cancers at an earlier stage. …

Shashikant Kulkarni, PhD, associate professor of pathology and immunology and of pediatrics, has been nominated to the Clinical Next-Generation-Sequencing Quality Standards National Working Group formed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …

Cara Ocobock, graduate student in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, spoke at and received the Alex Hrdlicka Award for Outstanding Student Paper at the American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Conference in Minneapolis April 14. The title of her talk and paper was “Daily Energy Expenditure in Highly Active Humans in a Natural Temperate Environment.” The prize comprised $750, a $150 gift certificate for books, and four textbooks.