Campus & Community

Technology — a pedagogical ally or enemy? The answer, of course, is: It depends. At the recent iTeach Conference, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning, educators shared how they use technology to boost learning and when they keep it out of the classroom.

Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine, has been awarded the Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

The Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences has announced a new opportunity for faculty and student travel relating to Greco-Roman antiquity. Applications are due Feb. 15.

Students at the McKelvey School of Engineering designed prototypes for a device that could help environmental engineers monitor the air quality impact of factory farms in Missouri. The students built their prototypes in the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace in Jubel Hall.

WashU’s Research Development Office recently announced the fall 2023 “Here and Next” Seed Grant awardees. Applications are open for the next round of funding.

As part of the Engage Democracy 2024 election event series, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement invites the WashU community to propose nonpartisan events and programming that encourages voter registration and increases education and engagement in the 2024 elections.

After a shaky launch, the new 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now accessible and largely bug-free, says Mike Runiewicz, assistant vice provost and director of Student Financial Services. Here, Runiewicz explains what families need to know about the new form and how the new federal financial aid formula may impact financial aid awards for college students.

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an associate professor of medicine in infectious diseases, and Jason G. Newland, MD, a professor of pediatrics, both at the School of Medicine, have been selected to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.

Three WashU researchers developing promising therapeutics for cancer and heart disease are the inaugural awardees of the Needleman Program for Innovation and Commercialization. The next round of project proposals is now open.