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Pediatric Heart Network names medical school a core site for heart disease research

A little baby at a checkup with a doctor at a clinic

The School of Medicine has joined the Pediatric Heart Network, a multicenter collaboration of leading hospitals and research institutions that works to improve care for pediatric heart disease patients.

Climate & Environment

Finding nature-inspired alternatives to plastics focus of new center

graphic of a pile of plastics underwater

A team of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has established the Synthetic Biology Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Research Center to work across disciplines to find nature-inspired alternatives to plastics.

Academics

ChatGPT, screen bans and 3D rocks

Technology — a pedagogical ally or enemy? The answer, of course, is: It depends. At the recent iTeach Conference, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning, educators shared how they use technology to boost learning and when they keep it out of the classroom.

Disparity

Expanded child tax credit would ultimately save money, reduce poverty

Children's letters of the alphabet, three $100 bills and a $300 U.S. Treasury check made out to Every Parent and marked Child Tax Credit are scattered on a table

A plan to expand the child tax credit would go a long way in reducing childhood poverty in America, saving billions in future costs, says an expert on poverty and inequality at Washington University in St. Louis.

Awards & Notables

Zipfel receives Dacey award for cerebrovascular research

Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine, has been awarded the Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research.

Engineering

Jun receives $1.4 million grant to develop new uses for wastewater

Young-Shin Jun, a professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been awarded a $1.4 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to turn concentrated waste from water purification systems into valuable products for industrial use.

Law

Replacing Chevron would have far-reaching implications

There is no good reason to abandon the Chevron deference, a Supreme Court decision in place for 40 years, says an expert on administrative law and regulatory reform at Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Academics

Classics offers new Biggs Travel Award

View of a country estate surrounded by garden.

The Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences has announced a new opportunity for faculty and student travel relating to Greco-Roman antiquity. Applications are due Feb. 15.

Climate & Environment

‘Elegance in simplicity:’ A prototype is born

students in engineering class design prototypes

Students at the McKelvey School of Engineering designed prototypes for a device that could help environmental engineers monitor the air quality impact of factory farms in Missouri. The students built their prototypes in the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace in Jubel Hall.