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They look like futuristic eyewear. But the goggles developed by Samuel Achilefu, PhD, and his team at the School of Medicine have a much greater purpose: They help surgeons see and remove cancer. Achilefu discusses his journey from childhood to the development of the goggles, to what he hopes is yet to come.

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses.

The African and African-American Studies program in Arts & Sciences invites applications for its 2016-17 postdoctoral fellowship. Those interested should apply by March 1.

The next universitywide blood drive will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate.

The newest members of the inaugural Danforth Staff Council have been selected from a pool of more than 70 applicants who submitted applications late last year. The 10 members will join the 15 founding members of the council to form the inaugural cohort.

The Brown School has launched a 3-2 Master of Public Health program. Designed for Washington University undergraduates, the program allows students to earn both an undergraduate degree and a master’s in public health in five years. It is available to students pursuing any undergraduate major in Arts & Sciences.

Jeffrey McCune, associate professor of performing arts and of women, gender and sexuality studies, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, won the Michael Lynch Service Award from the Gay, Lesbian, Queer Caucus of the Modern Language Association.

Traveling to Florida for spring break? Join others from the university community for a St. Louis Cardinals spring training game in Fort Myers or Jupiter March 19 and 20.

Three professors from the School of Engineering & Applied Science have been elected to the 2016 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, representing the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country.

Associate Provost Dedric Carter is teaching a course on technology entrepreneurship this semester and holding a weekly online discussion delving deeper into that topic. Join the conversation on Fuse today.