Campus & Community

Washington University is again included among the top universities granted U.S. patents worldwide.

Matt Sullivan, the university’s assistant director of disability resources, has received the Rising Star Award from the Coalition for Disability Access in Health Sciences Education.

Ismael Seáñez received a five-year $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead interdisciplinary spinal cord injury research.

Vijay Ramani at the McKelvey School of Engineering is one of 15 new fellows of the Electrochemical Society, recognized for his contributions to the field.

Jianjun Guan at the McKelvey School of Engineering was awarded a four-year $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new dressing for chronic wounds in people with diabetes.

Geoffrey Goodhill, professor at the School of Medicine, and colleagues will track each cell in the brain as it cycles between waking and sleep states with $3.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A National Science Foundation grant will support the research of Zhen “Jason” He at the McKelvey School of Engineering as he works to develop a more economically viable, sustainable waste conversion technology for wastewater.

The Washington University Bridge Team recently placed second in the 2022 Collegiate Bridge Bowl, the national tournament for collegiate bridge, at the North American Bridge Championships in Rhode Island.

ShiNung Ching and collaborators are working with a $1 million NIH grant to predict and prevent some injuries related to neurological illnesses.

Bridget Bey, a graduate student in archaeology in Arts & Sciences, won a $20,000 grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research to study late pre-Hispanic Andean culture.