Contra players committed to winning, each other

Contra, the WashU men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, is making another run for USA college championships. The team spends hours training and even more bonding. “We are there for each other on and off the field,” player Elie Weitzman said.

Newberry named Danforth Physician-Scientist Scholar

Gastroenterologist Rodney D. Newberry, MD (left), at the School of Medicine, has been named a William H. Danforth Washington University Physician-Scientist Scholar. He researches how immune dysfunction in the gut leads to inflammatory bowel diseases.

Organelles grow in random bursts

Far from orderly “brick-by-brick” assembly, the internal structures of cells are grown in stochastic bursts, according to physicist Shankar Mukherji in Arts & Sciences. Mukherji is the author of a recent study in Physical Review Letters.

WashU experts on what’s ahead for 2023

What changes and trends could we see this year? WashU experts in areas from artificial intelligence to climate to fashion share their insights for this year and beyond.

Notables

Amira Jihane Khelfallah, a doctoral candidate in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, won a special jury prize during the 11th International Film Festival of Algiers.

Research Wire

A team led by Rohit Pappu, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, focused on defining the features of condensate boundaries. They found that within condensates, communities that make up the building blocks of life, the molecules’ organization resembles the hub-and-spoke structure of airports.

Announcements

Nominate students for McLeod honors

The WashU community is invited to nominate students for the 2023 James E. McLeod Honors and Awards Program. The nomination deadline is Feb. 28.

Lucian Krukowski, artist and professor emeritus, 93

Lucian Krukowski, a painter and professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences, died Jan. 12 at his home in St. Louis. He was working in his studio, and writing, until shortly before his death. He was 93.