Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Occupational Health Services is holding free on-site flu vaccine clinics for WashU employees on both the Danforth and Medical campuses. Flu shots will take place on the Danforth Campus Oct. 7-11.

A mouse study by researchers at WashU Medicine shows that lingering respiratory viruses set the stage for chronic lung disease, and eliminating infected cells reduces signs of chronic lung damage.

WashU has begun deploying Workday Student, which will replace a variety of student information systems, including WebSTAC, WebFAC, WebAdvising and WUCRSL/Course listings, starting in February. There are many ways that students and employees can prepare.

WashU plans to test its emergency communication system at 9:55 a.m. Oct. 8. Students and employees are encouraged to ensure their contact information is updated.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WashU offers a variety of courses to employees to learn new skills and grow professionally. Courses, in both virtual and in-person formats, are available to employees at all levels, whether or not they are in manager roles.

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, at WashU Medicine, has been awarded the 21st annual Nierenberg Prize for outstanding contributions to science in the public interest. He is widely considered the founder of the field of gut microbiome research.

The east entrance and walkway that connect the Central West End MetroLink Station platform with Metro bus bays at the Central West End Transit Center, near the WashU Medicine campus, will temporarily close starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The east entrance and walkway will reopen Monday, Sept. 30.

The Women’s Society of Washington University funding committee invites undergraduate students to submit funding requests for student-led projects that fit within the society’s mission and guidelines. The deadline is Oct. 18.

Tae Sung (T.S.) Park, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon who pioneered a surgical technique that improved the lives of thousands of children worldwide, died Aug. 31, 2024, while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 77.