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Matthew Lew, at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected to the 2026 class of Optica fellows.

Naresha Saligrama, of WashU Medicine, led a multi-institution team that uncovered important differences between human T cells that live in specific tissues and T cells found in the blood, with major implications for future research and diagnostics.

With a joint award from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, WashU Medicine and Emory University researchers will develop artificial intelligence software tools to improve diagnosis and treatment of a common complication of Crohn’s disease.

Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received the Leadership Award from the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work.

In his role as head student coach at WashU Medicine, Amjad Musleh, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology and of emergency medicine, mentors aspiring physicians in compassionate care.

WashU Libraries are now accepting applications for the 2026 Newman Exploration Travel Fund, open to students and faculty or staff members of the Danforth, North and West campuses, as well as the Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition, which is open to students.

Jennifer Bellamy, a professor and director of the Evaluation Center at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been installed as the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor. An installation ceremony was held Oct. 8 in Hillman Hall.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

The Office of the Provost is offering a daylong faculty mentoring intensive Jan. 16. Faculty from across the Danforth and Medical campuses are invited to register to attend.

Lúcia Lohmann has been installed as the George Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis.