University seeks public comments during reaccreditation
WUSTL is seeking public comment about the university as part of its reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. Comments are due by Aug. 21.
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Lingering problem found in gut microbe communities of malnourished children
Fed interventions during financial crisis actually worked, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, the Federal Reserve’s effort to encourage banks’ lending during the recent financial crisis by providing them short-term loans worked — and, in fact, worked quite well — finds a new study by assistant professor of finance Jennifer Dlugosz and colleagues.
New I-64/Highway 40 interchanges delayed
New Interstate 64/Highway 40 interchanges that include an exit at Tower Grove Avenue to access the Washington University Medical Center and a new ramp from Boyle Avenue onto westbound I-64/40 have been delayed until mid-July.
Earhart to direct Program in Physical Therapy
Gammon Earhart, PhD, professor of physical therapy, has been named director of the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, effective July 1. Also a professor of neurobiology and neurology, Earhart joined the faculty in 2004.
Josh Whitman named Washington University’s new athletics director
Josh Whitman has been named the new director of athletics at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Provost H. Holden Thorp, PhD. Whitman starts Aug. 1. He will succeed John Schael, who is retiring after 36 years of leading the department.
Pollak attends White House meeting to discuss economics of the family
In preparation for an upcoming summit on working families, Robert Pollak,
PhD, an expert on family economics, recently attended a meeting at the White House with other academic leaders and senior administration officials. They gathered to
discuss the implications of demographic and other changes for 21st-century workplaces.
Landmark study offers solutions to inequality still afflicting St. Louis region
A half-century after the Civil Rights Act, unequal access to resources continues to afflict the St. Louis area, resulting in billions of dollars lost in health-care costs and wages. But a multidisciplinary, landmark study called “For the Sake of All: A Report on the Health and Well-Being of African Americans in St. Louis,” led by the Brown School’s Jason Purnell and released May 30, proposes solutions informed by evidence and community input and includes a call to action to community members and stakeholders.
Fatty liver disease prevented in mice
Show your WUSTL pride at PrideFest 2014
Washington University in St. Louis faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to march in this year’s St. Louis PrideFest Parade at 11 a.m. June 29. WUSTL participants will meet at the parade staging area in Kiener Plaza, located at Seventh and Market streets.