School of Continuing & Professional Studies launches

University College is now the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS). The new name reflects the university’s commitment to serve the needs of St. Louis’ adult learners of all ages and backgrounds.

Tick-borne Bourbon virus infects people, wildlife

Ecologist Solny Adalsteinsson (left), at the Tyson Research Center, and virologist Jacco Boon, at the School of Medicine, are part of a One Health team studying how tick-borne Bourbon virus spreads through the environment, wildlife and people.

How prostate cancer provides its own hormonal fuel

A new study in mice led by School of Medicine researchers shows how prostate cancer creates its own hormonal fuel supply in response to anti-testosterone therapy. The study further suggests a strategy to block this process and potentially improve therapy options.

Carter to depart for role in North Carolina

Dedric Carter is stepping down from his role as vice chancellor for innovation and chief commercialization officer to take a position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. His new appointment is effective Oct. 30.

Looking deeper with adaptive six-dimensional nanoscopy

With a $2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, Matthew Lew at the McKelvey School of Engineering will develop smart microscopes to reveal dynamic interactions between individual biomolecules.

Notables

Washington University has been selected to join the First Scholars Network by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation.

Notables

Maggie Mullen, MD, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the School of Medicine, has been selected to participate in the National Cancer Institute’s 2023 Early-Stage Surgeon Scientist Program Cohort of Surgeon Scientists.

Robert M. Senior, MD, professor emeritus, 86

Robert M. Senior, MD, a highly regarded physician-scientist and professor emeritus at the School of Medicine, died peacefully June 8 at his home in St. Louis. He was 86. The noted pulmonologist had joined the university faculty in 1969.