The Record

To reduce anxiety during pregnancy, make sleep a priority

WashU researchers have found connections between sleep disruption and perinatal anxiety. The study was published in the journal Sleep.

New AI tools could help eye doctors diagnose retinal disease faster

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed an experimental system that can read and interpret 3D images of the eye’s retina as well as other types of eye scans.

Vij named inaugural Gershman Distinguished Professor

Ravi Vij, MD, a national leader in the research and treatment of blood cancers, has been installed as the inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine.

Board grants faculty appointments, tenure

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting in May, a few faculty members in Arts & Sciences and at WashU Medicine were appointed, promoted or granted tenure.

Workshop offers practical insight into entertainment careers

Film students in WashU Arts & Sciences are getting the chance to learn from professionals in the entertainment industry without leaving campus thanks to a new workshop, which launched this year and will be offered again in the spring.

Research Wire

Aaron Norris, MD, PhD, at WashU Medicine, has received a five-year $3.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study brain cells that regulate how the body burns calories and could lead to new ways to promote weight loss.

Research Wire

Soobin Park, a doctoral candidate at the WashU Brown School, will receive a grant from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy to support her PhD dissertation project on “dementia care deserts.”

Notables

The conclusion of the NCAA season brought success to a number WashU student athletes, including the women’s tennis team (pictured) and track-and-field athlete Peter Lichtenberger.

Announcements

WashU Night at the Ballpark tickets on sale

WashU Night at the Ballpark will be Aug. 30, when the Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Pirates. Each ticket will include a hot dog and soda at the game.

Helen Davis, longtime WashU campus leader, 95

Helen Davis, who worked for decades as leader of the Campus Y at Washington University in St. Louis, died May 21. She was 95.