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As voters are increasingly asked to decide complex health policy questions at the ballot box, new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that healthcare-related ballot measures draw more voters to the polls and are more likely to pass than other initiatives — but they’re also especially sensitive to opposition spending by special interest groups.

Janet S. Lee, MD, a physician-scientist in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care at WashU Medicine, is internationally recognized for groundbreaking research in acute lung injury.

The AT&T Digital Navigation Program, a free program offered through the WashU Institute for School Partnership, helped about 50 local educators learn how to use the right tools the right way.

WashU Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has been named the 2026 recipient of the National Association of Colleges and Employers Career Services Champion Award, a national honor recognizing visionary leadership in advancing career education and student success.

Tate Duch and Melissa Rockwell-Hopkins have been named to expanded leadership roles in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration and Chief Administrative Officer at Washington University in St. Louis.

Yan Yu, a scientist trained in both chemistry and engineering whose research focuses on developing nanotechnologies to detect and treat immune-related diseases, is the inaugural Art Krieg Professor at WashU. Yu gave a talk titled “Breaking Barriers: From Immune Cells to Classrooms.”

WashU biomedical engineers in Ismael Seáñez’s lab are evaluating which strategies and treatments are the most effective for spinal cord injuries.

A tool developed by WashU Medicine researchers can accurately distinguish among several major neurodegenerative diseases — including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies — as well as detect when these conditions overlap, potentially improving early diagnosis, monitoring and treatment.

Anne M. Drewry, MD, a nationally recognized leader in critical care medicine, has been installed as the inaugural Llorin-Roa Professor of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine.

Behavioral science researchers at WashU have gathered evidence on the benefits of using a Bayesian statistical framework for replicating research.