WashU funds internships at St. Louis startups, nonprofits

Washington University spends $28 million in summer stipends and wages, across various programs and schools, to prepare students for future careers, strengthen the St. Louis region and fuel the local economy.

Problems persist for kids exposed to prenatal cannabis

Research from Ryan Bogdan’s BRAIN Lab in Arts & Sciences finds signs of psychopathology persist into mid-adolescence in children exposed to cannabis in the womb. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Pediatrics.

Medical Campus welcomes entering medical students

Orientation for the medical school’s entering class welcomed 124 future physicians — “outstanding people who will become extraordinary doctors and scientists.” Nearly half of the students come from groups underrepresented in medicine.

Brown School adds new faculty

Twelve faculty members have joined the Brown School this fall. Their areas of expertise build on the school’s dedication to providing research, teaching and leadership in key areas of social work, social policy and public health. 

Research Wire

Jianjun Guan at the McKelvey School of Engineering was awarded a four-year $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new dressing for chronic wounds in people with diabetes.

Research Wire

Mitra Naseh, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation for a pilot study to examine economic integration among newly settled Afghan refugees.

Notables

An Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences center received a grant establishing the School of Medicine as a coordinating center for STEP-UP, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program to introduce scholars underrepresented in medicine to medical research.

Announcements

Emergency communication test set for Tuesday

Washington University Emergency Management plans to test its emergency communication system at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20. WashUAlerts will send emails, voice calls and text messages to ensure it can reach community members in an emergency.