The hallmark of the 18-month Pathfinder Program in Environmental Sustainability is the field trips to ecosystems, such as the Mojave Desert, that give students the chance to see and touch the land they’ve studied. It’s hard to get students back in the van, says Arts & Sciences’ Ray Arvidson, PhD, who leads the program.

School of Medicine researchers have designed a nanoparticle-based therapy that is effective in treating mice with multiple myeloma, a cancer of bone marrow immune cells. Targeted specifically to the malignant cells, these nanoparticles protect their therapeutic cargo from degradation in the bloodstream and greatly enhance drug delivery into the cancer cells.

Rohit Pappu, PhD, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering, has learned from his students as well as his mentors. He can name every researcher he has worked with throughout his career. Pappu studies intrinsically disordered proteins and their role in neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

In response to a growing number of alumni and expanding research and education partnerships in China, the university is opening an office in Shanghai’s Knowledge Innovation Community. “The Shanghai office will serve as a key resource for our alumni, prospective students and friends,” said Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

Staff and faculty have one more month to join the 5,000 who already contributed to Our Washington, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University. Donations support scholarships, strengthen academic and scientific initiatives, advance learning and enhance facilities.

Victoria J. Fraser, MD, head of the Department of Medicine, was a featured speaker May 28 at TEDxStLouisWomen. The presentations were part of TEDWomen, a national conference focused on women and girls as creators and change-makers. Fraser spoke about antibiotic resistance and its evolution into a public-health crisis.