Weidenbaum Center joins Harvard’s peer consortium

A new partnership between the Weidenbaum Center and Harvard University will give social scientists at WashU the opportunity to receive constructive, anonymous feedback on their research at any stage. The program aims to improve scholarship and speed its publication.

Imaging may reduce surgeries for rectal cancer patients

Quing Zhu, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Matthew Mutch, MD, at the School of Medicine, have been working together to develop a new imaging technology that can help doctors determine which colorectal cancer patients’ treatments have been successful, helping some to avoid surgery.

Neidorff to establish endowed professorship

Noémi Neidorff has made a $3 million pledge to the university to endow a new distinguished professorship in Arts & Sciences. The inaugural recipient of the Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship will be Diana Z. O’Brien, a professor of political science in Arts & Sciences.

Investigational drug may benefit myeloma patients

A clinical trial led by the School of Medicine has shown that the investigational drug motixafortide — when combined with the standard therapy for mobilizing stem cells — may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients.

Notables

Tansu Daylan, an assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, will develop a curriculum for enhanced reproducibility and equity in exoplanet research.

Notables

Sarah Del Carmen Camacho, a senior studying global studies and education in Arts & Sciences, has been selected to join the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Notables

Jessie Minton, vice chancellor and chief information officer at Washington University, recently was selected to serve on the St. LouisCIO advisory board.

Announcements

Task force on Danforth Campus climate, culture

A special task force has formed to examine the climate and culture between faculty mentors and graduate and professional students or postdoctoral fellows on the Danforth Campus, Provost Beverly Wendland announced.