Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Jason McClellan, of Tufts University, has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for university services at Washington University, announced Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer.

The university’s Parking and Transportation team shares the latest updates, including upcoming high-traffic events that could impact parking and Active Transportation Month celebrations.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff in memory of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright until sunset Sunday, March 27. Albright died March 23 at age 84.

The university is reminding employees about WUCare, a dedicated primary care physician practice offered exclusively to WashU employees enrolled in the university-sponsored health plan.

Trailblazer Victoria Fraser, MD, head of the Department of Medicine, the medical school’s largest department, advocates for equity in academic medicine and addresses structural barriers that limit the careers of women and members of other underrepresented groups.

Washington University will test its emergency communication system at 10 a.m. Friday, April 1. During the test, WashUAlerts will send emails, voice calls and text messages.

The Danforth Staff Council seeks new members. The council advocates for Danforth Campus staff members with university administrators. Nominations are open Monday, March 14, through April 1.

Michael J. Noetzel, MD, a leading pediatric stroke researcher at Washington University School of Medicine, died of heart failure Feb. 20 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 70.

Using mass spectrometry, Washington University School of Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that is up to 93% accurate at identifying people at risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. The findings suggest that the test should be considered for routine screening and diagnosis.

Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination become steadily more powerful for at least six months after vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine that involved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.