Friday, Oct. 13, 2023
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Top stories
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| Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience won accolades this summer as among the tops in Missouri and the nation. The Saint Louis Public Schools magnet high school was co-founded by the School of Medicine’s Will Ross, MD. |
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| After Medicaid expansion began in Missouri in July 2021, the proportion of emergency department visits financed by Medicaid rose by nearly 15 percentage points, finds a new analysis from the university’s Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research. |
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| A team of researchers including physicist Kater Murch, in Arts & Sciences, has found a shortcut to establishing a baffling phenomenon of quantum physics. The paper was featured on the cover of Physical Review Letters. |
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| Notables
Petra Levin, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, was installed as a George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in a Sept. 19 ceremony held in Holmes Lounge. Her installation address was titled “The Environment Matters.” |
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| Research Wire
Song Hu at the McKelvey School of Engineering plans to develop deep-brain fiber-optic techniques to investigate the cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease, supported by a $795,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. |
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| Announcements The “Share Our Stuff” program collects items during student move-out each year to divert them from landfills. Events are held regularly to get the items to new homes. The program is hosting a fashion sale from noon-4 p.m. today at its North Campus warehouse, 700 Rosedale Ave. |
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Perspectives
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Theater historian Joanna Dee Das, in Arts & Sciences, writes an article about the challenges facing live theaters around the country — and lessons they could learn from the entertainment industry in the tourist town of Branson, Mo.
The Conversation
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Three faculty members of the School of Medicine were just elected to the National Academy of Medicine. WashU has had dozens of members elected over the years. Which of the following was among the first, in 1971?
Answer: B) Jerome Cox, who was a professor of computer science and engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering. His work made a significant impact on biomedical research, including early detection of deafness.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Joe Frank, who works in Human Resources and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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In memoriam
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| Barbara P. Turner, a longtime staff member in comparative medicine at the School of Medicine, died Sept. 26 in her Belleville, Ill., home after a battle with breast cancer. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Lake View Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens in Fairview Heights, Ill. |
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