Purnell tapped for national roundtable on population health
Jason Purnell, associate professor at the Brown School, has recently joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement.
Abortion bans criminalize doctors. For black physicians, the risks are even higher.
Abortion bans ask black doctors, who already often face hostile environments, to surmount these barriers in an environment where they could face criminal prosecution simply for doing the work they were trained to do.
Apply now for Civic Engagement Fund grants
The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund provides support for initiatives that cultivate community engagement. All members of the Washington University community are eligible to apply for funding, which can range from $500 to $5,000, depending on the project. The deadline is March 27.
Five School of Medicine researchers receive grants to study alleviation of suffering from mental illness
Five School of Medicine researchers have received Young Investigators Grants from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. The foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by supporting research that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research. The researchers are: Ream Al-Hasani, adjunct assistant professor of anesthesiology; Yao Chen, assistant professor of neuroscience; Rachel […]
Sam Moore’s legacy should be change in North St. Louis
We must change the way we treat people. On the cusp of a mayoral election, Moore’s legacy urges us to remember that St. Louis won’t be a whole city until North St. Louis is a record of equity and justice.
Apply for SPORE research grants
Applications are now being accepted for funding opportunities related to the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in pancreatic cancer and in leukemia. The deadline is May 1.
Bierhals named vice chair for quality, safety at MIR
Andrew J. Bierhals, MD, associate professor of radiology, has been named vice chair for quality and safety for the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Who Knew WashU? 2.26.20
Question: The university’s independent student newspaper, Student Life, has been a part of campus for a long time. What year was this publication established?
Vorobeychik and team of researchers receive grant to develop fair decision-making framework
A team of computer scientists at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is working with researchers from the Brown School and the School of Law to develop a framework for algorithms that can make decisions with fair outcomes. The game theory-based framework, to be called FairGame, will include an auditor […]
Sobotka and Charity awarded with grant to study nuclear reactions
Lee Sobotka, professor of chemistry and of physics, and Robert Charity, research professor of chemistry, all in Arts & Sciences, were recently awarded a three-year $1.365 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support their studies of nuclear reactions and nuclear structure. The researchers explore the mechanisms by which common elements, such as carbon, are formed from unstable, […]
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