Women’s Society accepting student proposals for funding

The Women’s Society of Washington University funding committee invites undergraduate students to submit funding requests for projects that support educational, cultural and community outreach efforts. The deadline is Friday, Nov. 20.
Turner elected board chair of the College Board

Turner elected board chair of the College Board

Ronné P. Turner, vice provost for admissions and financial aid at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected chair of the board of trustees of the College Board, a nonprofit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity.
Tim Portlock

Tim Portlock

In this video, artist Tim Portlock, chair of undergraduate art at the Sam Fox School, discusses his use of visual effects and 3D animation software, his new exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and the state of the American dream.
Morris receives stem cell foundation investigator award

Morris receives stem cell foundation investigator award

Samantha A. Morris, assistant professor of developmental biology and of genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, has received the New York Stem Cell Foundation’s Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Award. The award recognizes outstanding early-career scientists and provides each $1.5 million over five years to support their research.

Medical researchers receive grant for wildlife surveillance project

Gideon Erkenswick, a postdoctoral researcher, and Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine — both at the School of Medicine — are taking part in a two-year project to establish a global model for wildlife population surveillance and pathogen screening.
Who Knew WashU? 11.4.20

Who Knew WashU? 11.4.20

Question: Washington University’s Mail & Receiving Services are an important part of on-campus living. How many pieces of incoming U.S. Postal Service mail does Mail Services collect, process and distribute each year?
Lewis receives national award for volunteerism

Lewis receives national award for volunteerism

Collins E. Lewis, MD, associate professor emeritus of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, has received the 2020 National Citizen Scientist Cornerstone Award from the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation. He was honored in recognition of his extraordinary efforts to support Alzheimer’s research by participating in and promoting diversity in clinical trials.

Luke receives CDC grant for tobacco control user guides

Douglas Luke, director of the Center for Public Health Systems Science and the Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy at the Brown School, recently received a $2.9 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The grant, which runs for 4 1/2 years, is to continue developing a series of tobacco control user guides […]

Medical researchers get HHS grant for hospital project

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, assistant professor of medicine, Carey-Ann Burnham, professor of pathology and immunology, and Gautam Dantas, professor of pathology and immunology, all at the School of Medicine, have received a $2.4 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant funds a study to assess whether a cleaning intervention […]
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