University’s endowment fund generates record 65% return

The Washington University Investment Management Company generated an unprecedented 65% return on its Managed Endowment Pool during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The university will use the significant gain to bolster support of students and strategic academic initiatives.

Who’s in cognitive control?

A new study into cognitive control from the lab of Todd Braver promises to be the first of many aimed at understanding its origins in the brain and its variations between people and among groups.

Rheumatoid arthritis treated with implanted cells

School of Medicine researchers have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation. The aim is to develop rheumatoid arthritis therapies with minimal side effects.

Helping teachers bring lab research to life

With the help of the university’s Institute for School Partnership, chemist Bryce Sadtler in Arts & Sciences has been supporting local high school science teachers since 2015. Teachers such as Brittany Daugs (right) spent time on campus this summer conducting hands-on research.

Olin Business School welcomes new faculty

Twenty-one new instructors and researchers, including seven postdoctoral researchers, have joined Olin Business School in accounting, data analytics, economics, finance, operations, organizational behavior and strategy.

Notables

Biologist Arpita Bose in Arts & Sciences, whose research is connected to carbon sequestration and sustainable bioproduction, was selected to participate in the Anant Fellowship for Climate Action, a global program for climate change “solutionaries.”

Notables

Daniel Mamah, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, has received the 2021 Dr. John M. Anderson Excellence in Mental Health Award from the St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund, in partnership with The St. Louis American Foundation.

Research Wire

Lan Yang at the McKelvey School of Engineering, along with collaborators at Yale University, reveals new approaches to manipulating light absorption in optical resonators.