COVID-19 vaccine may confer lasting immunity

A School of Medicine study has found evidence that the immune response to the first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the FDA is both strong and potentially long-lasting.

Pandemic air quality affected by weather, not just lockdowns

Using a diverse set of tools, the lab of Randall Martin at the McKelvey School of Engineering shows how the pandemic did – or didn’t – affect levels of particulate matter during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Workday to launch Thursday

Workday, WashU’s new human resources and financial administrative system, will launch Thursday, July 1. Here, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin shares a video message marking this important milestone and thanking the team who worked on the project.

Immune system protein may protect premature babies

A study led by School of Medicine researchers has identified a protein in the immune system that may protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis, a leading cause of death among premature infants.

Physicist Nagy has leading role in next-gen balloon mission

With NASA’s latest balloon technology, Johanna Nagy in Arts & Sciences is looking 13 billion years into the past, using the oldest light in the universe, to precisely measure the polarization of the microwave sky.

WashU Expert explains inflation concern

Although most likely temporary, inflation expectations could become a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to John Horn, professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School.

Notables

Tae Seok Moon, associate professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been elected to the council of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium, a nonprofit committed to advancing engineering biology to address national and global needs.

Research Wire

Cyrus Raji, MD, PhD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, received a three-year $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research on neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in midlife obesity.

Notables

Chancellor Emeritus Mark S. Wrighton received a 2021 Moonshot Award from LaunchCode, a St. Louis-based nonprofit focused on teaching people to code, in recognition of his work on the STL2030 Jobs Plan.