$15M gift to strengthen life science education, research

P. Roy Vagelos, MD, and his wife, Diana Vagelos, are providing $15 million to support the university’s Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences. The gift will fund undergraduate and graduate work in the life sciences.

Warning labels on soda, menus could reduce obesity, costs

Warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages and menu labeling requirements for chain restaurants could be cost-effective policy leverage to prevent weight gain and reduce medical expenses, but their impact is expected to fade over time, finds a Brown School study.

New database highlights underrepresented scholars

Helina Woldekiros, assistant professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences, helps lead an effort to collect and share publications on African archaeology, broadly defined, by African and Afrodescendant scholars.

Notables

“La Cortadora de Café,” a painting by Quinn Antonio Briceño, a candidate for a master’s in fine arts at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, will be featured in the AXA Art Prize 2021 Exhibition.

Notables

Seven Washington University faculty members have been honored with 2021 Emerson Electric Co. “Excellence in Teaching” awards. Honorees are chosen by the deans of their schools and by the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning.

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Calvin Lai in Arts & Sciences received a grant to evaluate a diversity training program for law enforcement, part of $33 million allotted by the U.S. Department of Justice to improve community policing.