Month: February 2022

Meet Leslie Kleinberg Zacks — the reliably sane, occasionally snarky voice of calm on the parent Facebook pages.

Using mass spectrometry, Washington University School of Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that is up to 93% accurate at identifying people at risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. The findings suggest that the test should be considered for routine screening and diagnosis.

The School of Medicine’s Facilities Integrated Service Center is planning to relocate to the Mid Campus Center (MCC) in May. Construction in the MCC to accommodate the move will begin Friday, Feb. 25.

Rita Parai, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, will use a National Science Foundation CAREER award to leverage new techniques to measure heavy noble gases in ocean island basalts from the Azores archipelago.

WashU’s Hong Chen and her team have developed a method for producing a low-cost, easy-to-use focused ultrasound device that can help open up the blood-brain barrier for non-invasive procedures and diagnostics.

Silvia Jansen at the School of Medicine received a five-year $1.65 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Regulation of membrane trafficking by coronins.”

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to have another challenging year processing returns. Experts at Washington University’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic offer tips, including: file early and electronically if possible.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Three faculty members and one alumna of the McKelvey School of Engineering have been named fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

The McKelvey School of Engineering is launching a cybersecurity leadership certificate program. The first cohort will begin in April.