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Consistent health insurance is critical, finds new study

Inconsistent Medicaid enrollment was found to be associated with higher risk of death in pediatric cancer patients, according to a new study from the Brown School.

Psychology

Zacks named president of brain sciences organization

Jeffrey Zacks, the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences and a professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, has begun a two-year term as president of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

Campus & Community

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Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Campus & Facilities

Knight Center to hold open house

The Knight Executive Education Center has completed renovations on 66 guest rooms and is holding an open house for the campus community from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Appointments & Promotions

Raghuraman named director of clinical research division in OB-GYN

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, a physician-scientist who specializes in caring for patients with complex high-risk pregnancies, has been named director of the Division of Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the School of Medicine.

Engineering

Locusts’ sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

A close-up of a locust and the nanostructures attached to its forehead.

Srikanth Singamaneni and Barani Raman, both professors at the McKelvey School of Engineering, led a team that harnessed the power of specially made nanostructures to enhance the neural response in a locust’s brain to specific odors and to improve their identification of those odors.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Prehistoric mobility among Tibetan farmers, herders shaped highland settlement patterns, cultural interaction, study finds

A herd of sheep graze on the grasslands in Namtso, Tibet with mountains in the background

Research by Michael Frachetti in Arts & Sciences and researchers at Sichuan University in China explores how and why ancient communities built social relationships and cultural identities across the extreme terrain in Tibet.

Campus & Facilities

Naming Review Board appointed

The university has established a framework to examine issues of naming or renaming of buildings and other spaces, professorships and scholarships. People can submit requests for named features to be reviewed. Applications are open for two at-large members to join the Naming Review Board.

Engineering

Agarwal receives SAE International Award for Aerospace Innovation

Ramesh Agarwal, the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been awarded the SAE International Award for Aerospace Innovation.

Art & Design

Student club hosts Stuart Weitzman, shoe designer and entrepreneur, Feb. 8

A black and white photo of Stuart Weitzman

Legendary shoe designer and entrepreneur Stuart Weitzman will discuss his design philosophy and experience building an internationally renowned company at a free event Feb. 8 open to the WashU community.