The Record

What do our words say about our minds?

WashU psychology researcher Josh Oltmanns, in Arts & Sciences, is working to harness artificial intelligence to find psychological traits hidden in language, helping to detect signs of mental health concerns.

Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment

Delivering medications to the bedside while women are still in the hospital after giving birth dramatically improves cure rates from the virus, a new WashU Medicine study finds.

WashU faculty member helped shape ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Filmmakers of Netflix’s hit “KPop Demon Hunters” partnered with teaching professor Mijeong Mimi Kim, in Arts & Sciences, to infuse authentic Korean culture into a vibrant fantasy world.

Notables

Michael H. Johnson, MD, has been named director of the Division of Urologic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine.

Research Wire

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering have received a National Science Foundation grant to use artificial intelligence to design a new kind of plastics that can be easily broken down and recycled.

Announcements

Advisory committee leads way on inclusive excellence, welcomes input

The Inclusive Excellence Advisory Committee is actively working to develop guidance that will help WashU advance its commitments to diversity and inclusion. The committee will share updates as its work develops.

Announcements

Flags lowered in memory of Charlie Kirk

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Sunday, Sept. 14, as a mark of respect for Charlie Kirk who was killed in a shooting Sept. 10 in Utah.