University participates in Moderna booster trial

The School of Medicine is participating in a nationwide phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate whether an investigational omicron-specific booster of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe and capable of eliciting a strong immune response.

Danforth Campus to move to unified Career Center

In an effort to better connect WashU graduate and undergraduate students to meaningful career opportunities, all Danforth Campus career services and programs will be administered by a unified Career Center. The transition is effective this fall.

Augmented reality technology enhances studies

The Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration in Arts & Sciences is enabling faculty in departments across the university, from archaeology to architecture, to incorporate augmented reality technology into the classroom.

Notables

Martin I. Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine, has been named a director-elect for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Notables

WashU’s Adrienne Davis and Raven Maragh-Lloyd will take part in a panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, about the historic legacy of Ebony and Jet magazines Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Research Wire

Courtney Reichhardt in Arts & Sciences received a $110,000 postdoctoral researcher-to-faculty transition award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to continue researching the disease.

Announcements

Electronic signature tool available

WashU Information Technology is offering a tool, DocuSign, that provides a secure method for collecting electronic signatures on documents shared between colleagues within or outside the university. The method can save time and resources.