Applications sought for awards in leukemia research
Applications for the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Leukemia Career Enhancement and Developmental Research Awards are being accepted through May 1.
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Investigational drug can reduce asthma flareups
An investigational drug appears to cut the risk of severe asthma attacks in half for patients who have difficulty controlling the disorder with standard medications, according to results from two multicenter clinical trials headed by Mario Castro, MD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the School of Medicine.
The ‘Outbreak Narrative’: How we talk about contagious disease
The next round of spring Assembly Series programs at Washington University in St. Louis will cover a variety of topics, from how society talks about contagious diseases to delving into major philosophical theory to the possibility of cloning a mammoth.
Washington People: Lorena Smith
Serving Washington University in St. Louis students for five decades, Lorena Smith, 81, has done it all — prepared thousands of sandwiches, pulled pints of beer at the university’s long-gone campus bar and issued parking tickets. “Some things don’t change,” said Smith, whom the students refer to as “Ms. Smitty.” “There have always been parking tickets, baby, always.”
Biologist Dixit receives CAREER award from NSF
Ram V. Dixit, PhD, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received a five-year, $1,163,940 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to study mechanisms underlying plant cell morphogenesis.
Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein honors awarded
Emergency communication system to be tested at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 26
CIRCLE Fellowship program aims to spur sustainable classroom innovations
Legislative decision-making can be influenced by testimony
Most state legislators say testimony at legislative hearings is influential, though few report that it changes their votes, finds research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “Testimony does matter, especially if it is delivered by credible, trustworthy presenters,” said lead author Sarah Moreland-Russell, PhD, assistant research professor at the Brown School.
Next cohort of Professional Leadership Academy & Network announced
With a common interest in strengthening their leadership skills, expanding their knowledge of the university and developing a greater understanding of an ever-changing, multicultural world, 24 Washington University staff members have been selected members of the 2015 Professional Leadership Academy & Network (PLAN). A yearlong professional development program, PLAN is intended to cultivate future leaders at Washington University.