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Climate & Environment

The ties that bind

Australian outback
Researchers in Arts & Sciences discovered that a common mineral called goethite, found in red soils all over the Earth, tends to naturally trap trace metals over time, locking them out of circulation.
Disparity

CSD research informs Senate proposal

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New federal legislation to create a national children’s savings account policy draws heavily on research from the university’s Center for Social Development.
Awards & Notables

WashU named Fulbright Top Producing Institution

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Washington University has once again been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Engineering

WashU awarded up to $20M to create portable device to scan for eye diseases

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Chao Zhou, a professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded an up to $20 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to improve optical coherence tomography systems that can conduct high-resolution imaging of the eyes.
Students

02.12.24

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.
Campus & Community

Gordon receives Nemmers Prize

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science from Northwestern University.