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Not all obese people develop metabolic problems linked to excess weight

New research demonstrates that obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that a subset of obese people do not have common metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity, and they don’t develop them when they gain more weight.

Sastry receives prestigious award from India

Shankar Sastry, PhD, professor of engineering, has been awarded the Hind Rattan Award from the NRI Welfare Society of India. The award recognizes nonresident Indians who have made exceptional contributions to society.

Campus & Community

Most read stories of 2014: In the classroom and the community

In 2014, Washington University continued to play a major role in the St. Louis community while students and alumni made their mark on campus. Among the stories were the debut of the $80 million Lofts of Washington University, a continued investment in Cortex, the innovation district, and two unforgettable alumni.

Copeland wins prize for translation of Japanese literature

Rebecca Copeland, PhD, is one of two winners of the 2014-15 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature for her translation of Kirino Natsuo’s “The Goddess Chronicle.” She is chair of the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Most-read stories of 2014: In the field

Washington University researchers worked in the local community and across the globe in 2014 to better understand our bodies, our minds and our cultures.

Medicine & Health

Most-read stories of 2014: In the laboratory

This year, Washington University researchers advanced our understanding of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, and developed devices to help surgeons see cancer cell and scientists to capture new vistas through the world’s fastest 2-D camera.

Medicine & Health

School of Medicine art show accepting submissions

The School of Medicine’s 11th Annual Art Show is accepting submissions from students, faculty and staff. The art show will be held in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium, 520 S. Euclid Ave., from Jan. 13 through Feb. 11.

Campus & Community

Alumnus named 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year

Alexander Cox, a recent graduate of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, was named the 2014 Air Force Cadet of the Year at a Dec. 5 ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He is the 15th recipient of the award.

Science & Technology

Research opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac arrhythmia

A team of biomedical engineers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis has made an important discovery about how a channel in the heart responds to membrane voltage, which causes the channel to open and also determines the properties of electrical signals that control the heart, contrary to what had previously been believed.

Science & Technology

ANITA III launched over Antarctica

Calm winds allowed the ANITA III experiment to be launched into the polar vortex above Antarctica on Dec. 17. The instrument consists of 48 radio receivers that are listening for pings that will be generated when ultra-high-energy cosmic rays generate radio-frequency bursts that reflect off the ice and up to the instrument at a float altitude of 120,000 feet, four times higher than commerical airliners cruise.