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Gary Grajales-Reyes, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology at the School of Medicine, has received an Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The Midwest Climate Collaborative recently received its first National Science Foundation grant to explore ways to mitigate heat islands in four Midwestern cities.

Using machine learning with an additional processing step, researchers from the lab of Matthew Lew at the McKelvey School of Engineering can wrest a host of information from a few pixels of light.

John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, the Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Endowed Professor of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, is being recognized by the American Italian Cancer Foundation with the 2022 Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine.

Nominations for the 20th annual Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award are now open. The award recognizes people who exemplify a character of service and engagement with the St. Louis region. Nominations are due Nov. 20.

Sterling Blake Martin, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the university’s Center of Regenerative Medicine, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Mark Lawrence, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, received a $100,000 grant from the Optica Foundation for research into high-resolution meta-reflect arrays with low power consumption.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Thomas Kannampallil, at the School of Medicine, has received a five-year $2 million grant to study physician burnout and workload, and their effects on patient safety.

The McKelvey School of Engineering’s Patrick Crowley will develop new tools for computer science research on cellphones and explore internet communication models with two NSF grants.