Lu named inaugural Fullgraf Professor
Chenyang Lu, PhD, has been named the inaugural Fullgraf Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He was installed at a ceremony held on campus March 16.
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Obesity, excess weight in U.S. continue upswing
Obesity and excess weight, and their negative impact on health, have become a significant focus for health-care experts in recent years. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine shows that an escalation in the number of those considered obese or overweight in the U.S. continues, signaling an ongoing upward swing in chronic health conditions as well.
Four students receive State Department Critical Language Scholarship
Four students in Arts & Sciences, one of whom also earned a degree from Olin Business School, have received the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship for summer 2015.
WashU computer scientists part of $8M data research grant
Two computer scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, Robert Pless and Roman Garnett, are part of a research team that will use big data to accelerate breeding and the commercial release of sorghum crops that can be used as a renewable energy source.
Duncan entrance to SLCH garage to reopen June 22, Newstead entrance to close for 6 weeks
The St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) staff garage entrance and exit along Duncan Avenue is scheduled to reopen June 22, and the garage entrance and exit along Newstead Avenue is scheduled to close. The Newstead entrance will be reconfigured as part of a new road to provide additional access to the parking garages on Duncan and is expected to remain closed for six weeks. Newstead Avenue, however, will remain open.
Obituary: Marie Taris, assistant to math chair, 46
Marie Cendrine Taris, assistant to the chair of the
Department of Mathematics in Arts & Sciences at Washington
University in St. Louis, died after a sudden illness Tuesday, June 2, at
St. Mary’s Health Center. She was 46.
Two companies with Washington University ties among 2015 Arch Grant recipients
Two vastly different but innovative business startups with direct ties to Washington University, Applied Particle Technology and Invisible Girlfriend, have been awarded $50,000 in extra capital funding thank Arch Grants. The grants provide equity-free cash awards and free support services to startups willing to headquarter their businesses in St. Louis.
WashU Expert: Supreme Court likely to uphold Obamacare tax credits, avoid chaos
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to announce its decision in a lawsuit that threatens federal health insurance subsidies for more than 6 million Americans, health care economist Timothy D. McBride, PhD, professor in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, is confident the high court will side with the Obama administration. If the court decides otherwise, low-income residents in many states will have little access to affordable healthcare, he warns.
WashU Experts: Texas abortion clinic ruling offers chance to clarify ‘undue burden’ standard
Does a recently upheld Texas abortion law impose an “undue burden” if it forces some women to drive as much as 600 miles to obtain an abortion at a state-approved clinic? That’s a question the U.S. Supreme Court may be asked to decide, suggests legal experts at Washington University in St. Louis.
Fair Saint Louis to use several WashU parking areas July 2-4
Fair Saint Louis will be held July 2-4 in Forest Park. In the spirit of community partnership, and given the
proximity of the park to campus, Washington University in St. Louis has
agreed to sponsor Fair Saint Louis by providing access to several campus
parking areas during the fair, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2.