New technique may lead to safer stem cell transplants

Studying mice, School of Medicine researchers have developed a method of stem cell transplantation that does not require radiation or chemotherapy. Instead, the strategy takes an immunotherapeutic approach.

Student launches movement to manage social media

First-year student Emma Lembke didn’t need a Facebook whistleblower or neuroscience researchers to tell her that social media messes with the adolescent brain. She lived it. And it led her to found Log Off.

Empowering faculty inventors

Taking an idea from the lab bench to market typically spans a decade, but WashU is working to empower faculty inventors — paving pathways, clearing obstacles and dedicating resources to technology transfer.

The nature of place

In “Confronting Urbanization,” a wall-sized drawing at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Petra Kempf combines copious data and mischievous symbolism to explore how smartphones, online commerce and global connectivity are reshaping the urban terrain.

WashU Expert on US society following COVID-19

Sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfield in Arts & Sciences says America is at a crossroads. Racial and economic parity is possible, but will depend on whether workers can leverage sustained pressure to change institutionalized policies that perpetuate inequality.

Research Wire

Denise E. Wilfley, professor at the School of Medicine and in Arts & Sciences, received a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a training program in obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Research Wire

Steven G. Krantz, professor of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences, received a $144,940 National Science Foundation grant for work on mathematical models for uncovering neurological disorders among the U.S. population infected with COVID-19.

Notables

Dakotah Jennifer, a senior majoring in English in Arts & Sciences, and a Danforth Scholar, was included on the BBC’s “Global Climate Debate” news special, featuring leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations’ recent COP26 climate change meeting.

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Medical experts offer COVID-19 holiday tips

As the winter holidays approach, and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on everyday life, Washington University medical experts offer some tips and guidance for the community.