Photoacoustic imaging improves diagnostic accuracy of cancerous ovarian lesions
Researchers and clinicians at Washington University in St. Louis developed a new imaging method to better diagnose lesions in the ovaries and fallopian tubes that may help to avoid unnecessary surgeries.
Class Acts: Tony Sims
Tony Sims was born a hustler. This week, he is set to graduate from Washington University an entrepreneur. The Olin Business School student is among the 2,042 WashU students who are set to earn their degrees this month. The university will celebrate their accomplishments at the annual December recognition ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Athletic Complex.
Schreiber receives scientific innovator award
Robert Schreiber, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the 2024 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of cancer immunology.
Women’s soccer finishes as national runner-up
The WashU women’s soccer team finished a remarkable season Dec. 2, losing the NCAA Division III national championship game 1-0 to California Lutheran University.
Eternal sunshine of the aging mind
Older adults spend less time worrying and more time staying on task, according to a new study by WashU psychological and brain sciences researchers Matt Welhaf and Julie Bugg in Arts & Sciences.
‘The ability to tell the truth’
Dwight A. McBride and Justin A. Joyce discuss James Baldwin Review, which they co-founded in 2015 and which is now co-published by WashU and Manchester University Press. With more than 20,000 annual downloads, it is the most read journal in the press’s catalogue.
Paving a path to WashU for rural students
WashU’s Heartland Initiative aims to expand educational access to students from small towns in Missouri and southern Illinois. This fall, a new team of rural admissions officers logged 10,000 miles traveling to 80 schools in rural Missouri and Illinois, some for the very first time.
Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective
Raj Dhar, MD, at the School of Medicine, co-led a study that showed that the long-standing practice of treating deceased organ donors with thyroid hormone does not help preserve heart function, may cause harm and should be discontinued.
2D material reshapes 3D electronics for AI hardware
Sang-Hoon Bae at the McKelvey School of Engineering and collaborators have demonstrated integrated processing hardware they say could revolutionize artificial intelligence computing.
‘Democracy Awakening’ author Heather Cox Richardson to speak
The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis will host a discussion with Heather Cox Richardson, author of “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America,” from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in Graham Chapel.
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