Infections with one of the most troublesome and least understood antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are increasing at alarming rates, particularly in health-care settings. But by studying A. baumannii, a frequent cause of difficult-to-treat infections in hospitals, School of Medicine researchers identified a naturally occurring​ process that restores its vulnerability to antibiotics.

The Pew Charitable Trusts have named two early-career faculty members at WashU among their Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. They are Qin Liu, PhD, of the School of Medicine, and Gary J. Patti, PhD, of Arts & Sciences. Scientists are nominated for pursing high-risk, high-reward research that can lead to extraordinary findings.

Frank K. Flinn, PhD, adjunct professor of religious studies and an outspoken expert on religious freedom and the constitutional rights of fringe religious groups, died July 4. He was 76.​

Beginning this September, changes to the telephone system used on the Medical Center campus and at all BJC HealthCare facilities will require employees to “Dial 10” when placing calls to internal and external numbers.