Month: February 2024

All degree-seeking WashU students are encouraged to participate in a new survey about the campus climate.

Washington University in St. Louis employees are required to complete annual harassment prevention training. The training, based on job roles and locations, is to be completed in Workday Learning by April 12.

Celina Jacobi, MD, an instructor in child psychiatry, and Lisa Zickuhr, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, have been named the 2024-26 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at the School of Medicine.

Peter Alan Fedders, a professor emeritus of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Feb. 22, 2024, in La Jolla, Calif. He was 85. Fedders was an expert in condensed-matter physics who made significant contributions to the theory of nuclear magnetic resonance.

With $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, a collaborative team of researchers led by the McKelvey School of Engineering is working toward creating efficient and reliable batteries for transportation use.

Hong Chen and Jonathan Silva, both faculty members in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors. They will be inducted in June.

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that brain waves help flush waste out of the brain during sleep. The findings could lead to new approaches for treating Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions.

Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Epilepsy Society board of directors.

The National Academy of Investors included Washington University in St. Louis on its 2023 Top 100 Worldwide Universities granted U.S. patents again.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s annual State of the University address will be available to view online March 7.