2022 Day of Dialogue features WashU leaders, sessions

Registration for the 2022 Day of Dialogue and Action is now open. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the online sessions March 29 and 30.

Study reveals why Patagonia is rising as glaciers melt

Douglas Wiens in Arts & Sciences led one of the first seismic studies of the Patagonian Andes, where glaciers are melting at some of the fastest rates on the planet. The team discovered and described a key link between ice mass loss, uplift and a gap between tectonic plates.

Does improving sleep reduce signs of early Alzheimer’s?

School of Medicine researchers are launching a phase 2 clinical trial to study whether using medication to treat sleep problems in older adults can reduce signs of early Alzheimer’s disease.

Notables

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, has been named an associate editor of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Research Wire

Carl F. Craver, a professor of philosophy and of philosophy-neuroscience-psychology in Arts & Sciences, has won a grant of $282,603 from the National Science Foundation for research on time and episodic memory.

Announcements

Executive Cybersecurity Leadership Program launches

The McKelvey School of Engineering is launching a cybersecurity leadership certificate program. The first cohort will begin in April.

Michael J. Noetzel, professor of neurology, 70

Michael J. Noetzel, MD, a leading pediatric stroke researcher at the School of Medicine, died of heart failure Feb. 20. He was 70. Visitation will be Friday, March 4, at Lupton Chapel in University City, Mo. A funeral Mass will be held March 5 at Christ the King Catholic Church in University City.