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Washington University in St. Louis has been named a Women in the Workplace honoree by the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis for creating a workplace where women can thrive.

Ebony Carter, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, won a $1.625 million five-year Pathway to Stop Diabetes® grant from the American Diabetes Association. Carter will use the funding for her clinical research project, titled “Targeted lifestyle change group prenatal care for obese women at high risk for gestational […]

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Developmental biologist Samantha Morris, at the School of Medicine, and her lab have developed a cellular tracking system. Watch a video to learn about the work, which is among the finalists in the STAT Madness competition. Vote online in the semifinal round through Tuesday.

Manel Errando, research scientist and lecturer in physics in Arts & Sciences, received a $363,000 award from NASA in support of developing thin-film polymer actuators for high-resolution X-ray optics.

Rita Parai, assistant professor of geochemistry in Arts & Sciences, received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration for a project titled “Seeing through the fission: Multi-modal analyses of actinides and noble gas isotopes in geological samples.”

Question: From 2008-2018, how many companies were founded by Washington University undergraduate alumni?

The Washington University in St. Louis community is gearing up for the next universitywide blood drive April 3, with locations at the Athletic Complex on the Danforth Campus and at Olin Gym on Medical Campus. To encourage participation, students can sign up as part of a student group to donate or to volunteer.

Vladimir Kefalov, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the 2019 Bressler Prize by the Lighthouse Guild, an organization dedicated to reducing the burden of living with vision loss.

Kinga Pabjan, a master’s candidate in architecture and construction management in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, was part of a three-person team that won the 2019 Project Precast design competition.