The Record

Several faculty receive NIH awards

Several biology and medical researchers at WashU have earned prestigious awards, which provide greater funding stability and flexibility, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Collectively, the awards total nearly $22 million.

It’s never too late for those with cancer to quit smoking

Quitting smoking significantly increases survival time in cancer patients, particularly those with advanced-stage cancer, according to a study of an innovative smoking cessation program at WashU Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center.

WashU Serves offers new way to support St. Louis community

The university has launched WashU Serves, a new year-round volunteer initiative that reflects its commitment to strengthen the region. In partnership with the United Way of Greater St. Louis, the initiative offers more ways to get involved.

Notables

Researcher Deanna Barch, a professor at WashU, has received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Psychological Science. Her research on cognitive control in schizophrenia has been widely cited.

Research Wire

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering have a developed a way to monitor mouse embryo development and predict successful blastocyst formation. The results of the study could help improve success rates of in vitro fertilization.

J. Claude Evans, philosopher, 79

J. Claude Evans, a professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences, died in St. Louis in July. Evans taught courses on existentialism, environmental ethics and more, and he taught in WashU’s Prison Education Project.