Month: September 2024

Katharine Flores, the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor at Washington University, has been named vice dean for graduate education at the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a three-year $2.6 million grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to develop gene therapies for cystic fibrosis.

The “Design Agendas” public symposium, presented by WashU’s Kemper Art Museum and Sam Fox School, will explore the past, present and future of St. Louis urban design Oct. 25 and 26.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WashU offers a variety of courses to employees to learn new skills and grow professionally. Courses, in both virtual and in-person formats, are available to employees at all levels, whether or not they are in manager roles.

Internationally acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, installation artist and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Lynn Nottage will receive the 2025 International Humanities Prize from Washington University in St. Louis.

Researchers at WashU Medicine received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to identify the immune factors responsible for long-lasting protection against disease.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.

Michael Frachetti, a professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences at WashU, is the principal investigator of a new project that aims to build a more resilient future in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Timothy Wencewicz, an associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at WashU, is the winner of the American Chemical Society’s Saint Louis Award. Wencewicz’s research focuses on drug discovery to address the antibiotic resistance crisis.