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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Research in animals led by Washington University and the Roslin Institute in Scotland shows that supplying a vital missing enzyme helps to improve CLN1 disease, a rare but fatal brain disorder.

An international phase 3 clinical trial for a drug developed to treat a rare, inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) showed that it reduced molecular signs of the fatal disease, but at six months did not improve motor control and muscle strength, according to Washington University School of Medicine researchers.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will host a press preview of the exhibition “Katharina Grosse Studio Paintings, 1988-2022: Returns, Revisions, Inventions” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. The exhibition opens to the public the following evening.

Media are invited to cover the arrival of the Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. Some 1,800 students from 48 states and 27 countries will be moving in to residence halls on the South 40 and participating in Bear Beginnings orientation.

On May 20, Washington University celebrated more than 2,500 graduates at the first university-wide Commencement event held on Francis Olympic Field.

More graduates, more room, more fun, more food, more joy, all added up to a glorious send-off for Washington University in St. Louis’ Class of 2022.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

The School of Medicine’s Facilities Integrated Service Center will open Thursday, June 2, in its new location at the Mid Campus Center.