Long COVID still worrisome two years after infection

For people who have contracted the COVID-19 virus, pain and suffering may continue two years after infection, according to a new study from the School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system.

Social Policy Institute receives $1.6M project grant

The university’s Social Policy Institute has received a $1.6 million grant from JPMorgan Chase to help the institute’s Workforce Economic Inclusion and Mobility Project address low-wage frontline and essential workers’ employment vulnerability.

Libraries project creates data from historic maps

A team at University Libraries is working with the Missouri Historical Society and volunteers to preserve, and add context to, historic fire insurance maps. They had been part of the Unreal City project.

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The WashU Danforth Staff Council has added 12 new members and elected its executive officers for the academic year. The chair is Jessica Martsolf, who works at Olin Business School.

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Siyuan Ding, an assistant professor of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine, has received the 2023 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award from the American Society of Virology.

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Two students — Yoelle Gulko (left) and Emma Lembke — received grants from the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund, which is advocating for a more equitable and accountable technology ecosystem.