Who Knew WashU? 8.12.20
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Wingfield publishes editorial on persisting racial disparities in health care
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latinx communities in the United States has demonstrated that racial disparities persist in health care. In a recent editorial for Science, Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences, said racial disparities persist despite the safeguards scientists have put into place to keep their work bias-free because […]
Collins publishes editorial highlighting COVID-19’s unequal affect on women scientists
COVID-19 has upended daily life, including scientific research. However, the pandemic has not impacted men and women equally. While women scientists seem to be submitting fewer papers for publication, men are submitting more. In a recently published editorial for Science, Caitlyn Collins, assistant professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences, said gender equity in science has always been […]
Kemper Art Museum announces fall access plan
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will remain closed to the public for the fall 2020 semester. However, in coordination with the universitywide COVID-19 response plan and health and safety guidelines, the museum will be accessible in a limited fashion to Washington University students, faculty and staff.
Bennett named chief of breast imaging section
After a national search, noted radiologist Debbie Lee Bennett, MD, has been named chief of breast imaging for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Setton and Tang receive NIH grant to study causes of back pain
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $3.3 million grant to Lori Setton, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Simon Tang, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the School of Medicine. They will work with a multidisciplinary research team to better […]
8.5.20
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Chapman’s ‘Dateline–Saigon’ now streaming
“Dateline–Saigon,” a documentary about Vietnam War reporting produced by Richard Chapman, senior lecturer in film and media studies in Arts & Science at Washington University in St. Louis, has been released for streaming on iTunes, Amazon Prime and other platforms.
Jones joins board of Catholic Charities of St. Louis
Louis Damani Jones, an incoming Brown School student, has been appointed to the board of directors of Catholic Charities of St. Louis.
Missouri Climate Dialogue scheduled Aug. 18
Washington University’s Climate Change Program (WUCCP), along with the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is co-hosting a series of virtual events to address climate and energy topics affecting the state of Missouri. The first is Aug. 18.
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