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The Washington University Danforth Staff Council has elected its executive officers for the academic year and added five new members.

Louis Woodhams and Phil Bayly’s team at the McKelvey School of Engineering built a model to better understand how certain cilia — tiny, hairlike structures throughout our body — beat.

The Washington University Police Department’s Gwen Patton has been serving the community as a police officer for nearly 25 years. Her history at the university allows her to care for the campus community she is a part of.

Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine, has been named vice chair of clinical research for the Department of Medicine and director of clinical research for the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine.

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity invites faculty to design a new undergraduate, graduate or professional school course or incorporate new learning innovations to an existing course for the 2023-24 academic year as part of its Rotating Studio initiative. Applications are due Sept. 23.

Washington University has established a Flood Crisis Fund to assist employees and students who incurred financial costs related to flooding in the region in late July and early August.

Geoffrey Goodhill, professor at the School of Medicine, and colleagues will track each cell in the brain as it cycles between waking and sleep states with $3.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Applications for faculty members whose research area focuses on race and ethnicity are open, the Office of the Provost announced. Applications are due by Oct. 3.

Joseph Reid, Jr., who had been a master carpenter at Washington University for 42 years, died Saturday, Aug. 20, in Branson, Mo. Funeral services will take place Saturday, Aug. 27.

Nicole Gore has been appointed associate dean for student conduct and community standards at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Robert Wild, associate vice chancellor for student affairs. Gore had served as senior assistant dean for Arts & Sciences. Gore’s appointment took effect Aug. 15.