Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

Top Stories

$7M awarded for research on lunar ice, space weathering

Under a five-year $7 million cooperative agreement led by Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, research associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, researchers will investigate fundamental questions at the intersection of space science and human space exploration.

Field Notes: training first responders in Sierra Leone

McKelvey School of Engineering student Zach Eisner traveled to Sierra Leone to teach 1,000 residents how to stop bleeding, conduct CPR, splint a broken bone and more. The University Libraries’ Newman Exploration Travel Fund helped with costs.

A snowy day on campus

Check out this video to enjoy some of the sights and sounds on the Danforth Campus from the fall semester’s first snow this week.

Events

3–4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14

#SciComm seminar: tips for hosting, speaking on a podcast

4:30–6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14

‘Human Rights, Gender and Health Implications in Africa’

4:30–6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14

Health Policy Matters: ‘A Conversation with Fredrick Echols’

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WashU in the News

Chief Justice John Roberts, who’s clashed with Trump, would oversee impeachment trial

ABC News

The world is constantly running out of helium; here’s why it matters

NPR

How pervasive is employee theft?

The Joe Madison Show (Sirius XM)

Missouri’s ephemeral ‘ice flowers’ emerge this time of year; spot them if you’re lucky

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Campus Voices

‘Breaking the opioid-addiction chain’

Laura Jean Bierut, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, writes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about efforts to fight opioid addiction, the “medication first” approach and the need for sound data to inform future treatment.

Notables

Samantha A. Morris, assistant professor of developmental biology and of genetics at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2019 Allen Distinguished Investigator by The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Allen Institute. Morris is one of five investigators in the U.S. to be honored by the Allen Institute this year.

Research Wire

Clara Wilkins, in Arts & Sciences, will serve as principal investigator for “Harnessing Religious Values to Increase Public Virtue.” Lerone A. Martin, in the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics and in Arts & Sciences, will be co-principal investigator. The two-year study received funding from The Self, Virtue & Public Life initiative.

Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU graphic Question: How many WashU students have received Rhodes Scholarships, one of the world’s most prestigious academic honors?
A) 9 B) 17 C) 22 D) 29

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