Faculty-Staff Achievements, December 11, 2017
Activities

Kalyan Das
Kalyan "Kal" Das, trustee, received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis
                                       Who's Who, a publisher of biographical profiles. According to Marquis, Das was honored
                                       for "many years' experience in his professional network ... achievements, leadership
                                       qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field." Das is
                                       the head of the Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Practice Group
                                       at the Seward & Kissel law practice, focusing on structured finance, asset-backed
                                       and mortgage-backed securities transactions, domestic and international banking transactions,
                                       project finance, capital markets, distressed debt trading, second lien financing,
                                       institutional finance and private placements.
Publications and Exhibitions

Sara Lagalwar
Sara Lagalwar, assistant professor and Williamson chair of neuroscience, published a research manuscript
                                       titled "" Dec. 6 in the journal PLoS One. Co-authors include professors Steve Ives and T.H. Reynolds (health and human physiological sciences), Kim Frederick (chemistry) and Bernie Possidente (biology), along with 勛圖厙 students Austin Ferro '15, Emily Carbone '14, Jenny
                                       Zhang '16, Evan Marzouk '16, Monica Villegas '16, Asher Siegel '16, Donna Nguyen '18,
                                       Jessilyn Hartman '17 and Kailen Polley '17.
In the News

Christopher Mann
Christopher Mann, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed by radio station KUOW
                                       in Seattle, Wash., on Dec. 5 for an episode of its The Record podcast titled ""
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