WashU ranked top Missouri employer by Forbes
Washington University was ranked the top employer in Missouri on Forbes 2021 list of “America’s Best Employers.”
New deep learning method boosts MRI results without requiring new data
Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine developed software to improve MRI images without the need for new hardware or data.
Bacteria could learn to predict the future
Using computer simulations and a simple theoretical model, physicist Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences showed how bacteria could adapt to a fluctuating environment by learning its statistical regularities — for example, which nutrients tend to be correlated — and do so faster than evolutionary trial-and-error would normally allow.
‘The Downton Abbey Effect’: Olin dean researches unions between British aristocrats, American heiresses
“Downton Abbey” and a BBC miniseries based on Edith Wharton’s novel “The Buccaneers” inspired Olin Dean Mark P. Taylor to examine a historical trend.
‘Bigger and better’ Commencement to move to Francis Olympic Field
Two big changes are coming to Commencement at Washington University. The annual ceremony is moving from Brookings Quadrangle to historic Francis Olympic Field. And, starting next year, Commencement will be followed by a celebration featuring lawn games, live entertainment and food from St. Louis eateries.
COVID-19 long-haulers at risk of developing kidney damage, disease
A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System shows that people who have had COVID-19, including those with mild cases, are at an increased risk of developing kidney damage as well as chronic and end-stage kidney diseases.
Rheumatoid arthritis treated with implanted cells that release drug
With a goal of developing rheumatoid arthritis therapies with minimal side effects, School of Medicine researchers have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation.
COVID-19 transmission at school rare for children with disabilities
A study led by Washington University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Special School District of St. Louis County, found that rapid saliva test screenings contributed to exceedingly low transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 among students, teachers and staff in those schools.
New evidence supports idea that America’s first civilization was made up of ‘sophisticated’ engineers
New evidence discovered at Poverty Point in northern Louisiana by anthropologists in Arts & Sciences challenges previous beliefs about how pre-modern hunter-gatherers behaved.
Early COVID-19 shutdowns helped St. Louis area avoid thousands of deaths
A new analysis from Washington University School of Medicine suggests that the St. Louis region avoided thousands of hospitalizations and deaths with early and coordinated public health measures as the COVID-19 pandemic was first taking hold.
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