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Are female politicians better advocates for their districts?

New research from the Department of Political Science in Arts & Sciences found that women in the U.S. House of Representatives are more likely to emphasize their home districts.

Engineering

Novel learning method proposed for generative AI in challenging environments

A soldier is looking at a phone in a dark office, representing army intelligence

With support from the U.S. Department of Defense, a team of WashU computer scientists is working to improve generative artificial intelligence for use in inaccessible, remote or embattled environments.

Health & Society

Assembly Series lecture on reimagining public health

Inaugural Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, will present “Why Health? Reimagining What We Think About When We Think About Health,” as part of the university’s Assembly Series Jan. 29.

Medicine

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD, at WashU Medicine, brings empathy and compassion to families with children in critical care. She also is working on strategies to prevent staph infections in infants.

Medicine

$14 million supports work to diversify human genome research

WashU Medicine researchers have received two large grants from the NIH renewing funding for the Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project.

Students

Nominate students for Switzer award

The Women’s Society of Washington University seeks nominations for the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award. The nomination deadline is Feb. 14.

Advancement

Berkland named inaugural Mark and Becky Ruhmann Levin Professor

Cory Berkland has been named the inaugural Mark and Becky Ruhmann Levin Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University.

Students

Sarraf named a top public health student

Danielle Sarraf, a joint master’s of business administration and master’s of public health student at Washington University in St. Louis, was named one of 10 “Students Who Rocked Public Health 2024” by the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.

Nutrition & Wellness

Study identifies benefits, risks linked to popular weight-loss drugs

Close-up of woman holding and using semaglutide injection pen.

People prescribed the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro may experience benefits such as increased cognitive and behavioral health, according to scientists at WashU Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System. But users may also face increased risks for pancreatitis and kidney conditions, among other illnesses.

Neuroscience & Memory

Brains of people with sickle cell disease appear older

brain images of a healthy individual and a sickle cell patient

A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals.