Young people at risk

The Washington Early Recognition Center is Missouri’s only comprehensive clinic specializing in youth psychosis, including conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The free outpatient clinic, which opened in 2020, serves patients ages 13 to 25.

Seeing cell secretion like never before

An interdisciplinary team led by the lab of Srikanth Singamaneni at the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a new way to better visualize the proteins secreted by cells.

WashU Expert on healthy eating tips for college students

Make peace with food. Honor your hunger. Reject a diet mentality. These are the important lessons that Rebecca Miller, assistant director for nutrition and dietary wellness at Dining Services, shares with new students.

Announcements

WashU joins filing defending use of race in admissions

Washington University has joined with 14 other universities in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as it prepares to hear arguments in two cases challenging longstanding precedent that allows universities to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.

Research Wire

A three-year $419,750 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Amit Pathak at the McKelvey School of Engineering to take a closer look at how certain cells use priming and memory to respond to new tissues.

Notables

Nathan Singh, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Oncology at the School of Medicine, has received a Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.

Notables

Adia Harvey Wingfield, the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences, was recognized by the American Sociological Association for her extensive scholarship and efforts to create more equitable workplaces.

David H. Warren, grant analyst, 66

David Warren, a grant analyst in the university’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, died July 17 at his home in Olivette, Mo. He was 66. A funeral service was held last month.