Pagliarini named HHMI Investigator

David Pagliarini, at the School of Medicine, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. He will receive approximately $11 million in funding over seven years in support of research on mitochondria.

How ChiChi is disrupting the breakfast business

Chiara Munzi and Izzy Gorton met in a WashU entrepreneurship class and made their first batches of ChiChi hot chickpea cereal in the Skandalaris Center. Two years later, the brand is booming and the founders will be featured on the Amazon series “60 Day Hustle.”

Researchers quantify solar absorption by black carbon

Aerosol scientists at the McKelvey School of Engineering have quantified the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model the climate impacts of extreme wildfire events.

A look at the storytelling behind James Bond

Colin Burnett, in Arts & Sciences, talks about his research and the new book he’s writing about one of the world’s best-known — but, he argues, least understood — fictional characters: James Bond, as portrayed through movies, novels and comic books.

Notables

Eduardo Rosa-Molinar has been named the new scientific director of the Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging and has joined the faculty at the School of Medicine.

Notables

Four members of the WashU community are recipients of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2024 Champions for Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

Announcements

County voters can vote Tuesday at the DUC

St. Louis County voters may cast their primary ballots from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Danforth University on the Danforth Campus. Voters need a photo ID issued by the state of Missouri or the federal government, such as a driver’s license or a passport.