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Jessica Wagenseil, associate professor and vice dean for faculty advancement at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a two-year $100,000 grant from the Marfan Foundation for a project titled “Targeting elastic fiber degradation in thoracic aortic aneurysms.”

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

A university blood drive will be held Tuesday, March 30. Donors can give blood from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Athletic Complex.

Ryan P. Calfee, MD, associate professor of orthopedic surgery and medical director of the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Orthopedic Center, has been named director of the Hand and Microsurgery Service in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine.

The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences will celebrate National Poetry Month with a new installment of Life/Lines, the daily poetry practice.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Saturday, March 27, as a mark of respect for those killed in the shooting March 22 in Boulder, Colo.

Schools and departments on the Danforth Campus are invited to submit a second round of proposals to hire faculty members whose research area focuses on race and ethnicity, the Office of the Provost announced. The deadline is May 1.

Washington University recently received the Regional Sustainability Award from the St. Louis commuter ride-share program RideFinders. The award recognizes organizations that exemplify a commitment to improving air quality by partnering with RideFinders and promoting sustainable commuting options for employees.

Washington University has been named a top place for women to work in the annual “Women in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard.”

Palghat (P.A.) Ramachandran, professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died in his sleep March 18 of natural causes. He was 75.