Good smells, bad smells: It’s all in the insect brain

Barani Raman and his lab at the McKelvey School of Engineering studied the behavior of locusts and how neurons in their brains responded to appealing and unappealing odors to learn more about how the brain encodes for preferences and how it learns.

Siteman earns award from National Cancer Institute

Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine, has earned a prestigious Merit Extension Award from the National Cancer Institute, recognizing continued excellence in cancer care, research, training, prevention and outreach.

Lab hosts high school teacher

The lab of Michael Vahey, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, worked this summer with local chemistry teacher Kirstin Blase to develop lesson plans inspired by the team’s work with fluorescence microscopy.

WashU Experts: Too old to be president?

Some have raised concerns about the age of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who are vying to be elected president in 2024. Performance and accomplishments matter, but old age should not, per se, said three WashU experts on aging.

Research Wire

Biologist Stan Braude in Arts & Sciences was part of a team that analyzed CT scans of the heads of more than 300 mammals to determine whether certain structures in the nasal cavity play a pivotal role in body temperature maintenance.

Notables

Leila Sadat (left), at the School of Law, and Kim Thuy Seelinger, at the Brown School, have been nominated to serve on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Moscow Mechanism panel of experts.

Notables

The university’s Board of Trustees has elected five new trustees to four-year terms, which took effect July 1. In addition, the board has selected four new student representatives for the 2023-24 academic year.