Bolton appointed executive vice chancellor

Shantay Bolton, vice president and deputy chief operating officer at Tulane University, has been appointed executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer at Washington University, effective July 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Women more likely to work under pay secrecy policies

Despite increased state legislation banning pay secrecy, a new study involving Jake Rosenfeld in Arts & Sciences finds informal policies have increased. The lack of transparency enables employers to discriminate — intentionally or not — against women in the pay setting.

Imaging IDs those unlikely to benefit from hormone therapy

In a small study, researchers at the School of Medicine found that only women whose tumors responded to estrogen challenge benefited from hormone therapy. The findings could help doctors choose the treatments most likely to help their breast cancer patients.

Announcements

Tune in to chancellor’s State of the University address

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin will give his first annual State of the University address at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. He will provide an update on the university’s progress during the past year. Faculty, staff and students also can join in conversations with administrative leaders. Select a session and submit questions by Friday, Feb. 12.

Notables

Sean Joe, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at the Brown School, has been elected president of the Society for Social Work and Research. Joe is a nationally recognized scholar on suicidal behavior among Black Americans.

Research Wire

Jianmin Cui, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Po wei (Billy) Kang, an MD/PhD student at the School of Medicine, led an international team that studied heartbeat regulation and heart function. The work was published in Science Advances.