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US earns D- on latest youth physical activity report card — again

The U.S.’ D- grade for children and youth physical activity offers an opportunity to address the problem of insufficient physical activity, said Elizabeth Dodson, research assistant professor in the Brown School and a member of the Report Card Research Advisory Committee.

Students

WashU shares results of Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness Survey

WashU recently joined nine other universities to conduct the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey, and results are now available.

Campus & Facilities

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children coloring while a college student helps

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Academics

HLC accreditation open forums set for Oct. 28, 29

As part of WashU’s 10-year comprehensive evaluation, the Higher Learning Commission, the institutional accreditor, will host three open forums Oct. 28 and 29 to gather input from faculty, staff and students.

Awards & Notables

Garcia named fellow of American Chemical Society

Benjamin Garcia, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at WashU Medicine, has been named an American Chemical Society fellow, one of 37 in this year’s class of fellows.

Sustainability

Beyond lithium: Sodium-based batteries may power the future

image of sodium metal and sodium vanadium phosphate

Peng Bai, a researcher at Washington University, has received a National Science Foundation grant to expand his work in sodium-based batteries.

Advancement

Van Engen installed as Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities

Abram Van Engen, chair of the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, was recently installed as the Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities.

Academics

Digital Transformation expands scope, impact

Participants at the second annual Digital Transformation Summit

WashU’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator is making research, operations and data collection faster than ever to support faculty, students and staff.

Appointments & Promotions

Frantz appointed vice chancellor for innovation, commercialization

Doug E. Frantz has been appointed the new vice chancellor for innovation and commercialization at WashU, effective Jan. 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

Art & Design

Kemper Art Museum announces 2025 exhibitions

Uncertain times can challenge things we take for granted but also can create productive instabilities, opening the door to new ideas and new visions of the future. In this spirit, the Kemper Art Museum’s 2025 exhibition lineup will question canonical narratives, interrogate colonial imaginaries and reexamine complex historical entanglements.