Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

The Danforth Staff Council seeks new members. Applications are open until March 29. Also, the council will hold its spring forum 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in person and online.

Nearly two years after flash flooding caused major damage to Metro St. Louis’ Forest Park station, westbound platforms at Skinker and University City stops, near Washington University in St. Louis’ Danforth Campus, have reopened. Scheduled route times also have been adjusted.

Philip E. Cryer, MD, a professor emeritus and former longtime director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Feb. 24, 2024, at a hospital in St. Louis following a heart attack. He was 84.

Nominations are being accepted for Washington University in St. Louis’ annual Faculty Achievement Awards, known as the Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award and the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award.

Washington University in St. Louis employees are required to complete annual harassment prevention training. The training, based on job roles and locations, is to be completed in Workday Learning by April 12.

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that brain waves help flush waste out of the brain during sleep. The findings could lead to new approaches for treating Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions.

The National Academy of Investors included Washington University in St. Louis on its 2023 Top 100 Worldwide Universities granted U.S. patents again.

Justin B. Serugo, a senior research technician in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Feb. 6, 2024, in St. Louis following a battle with liver cancer. He was 44.

Neurologist Yo-El Ju, MD, a physician-scientist whose discoveries have illuminated the complex relationship between sleep and neurodegenerative disease, has been named an inaugural Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The Doctoral Council at Washington University seeks two new PhD students to serve for a two-year term beginning in August. The nomination deadline is April 2.