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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Communication within large-scale network system focus of new research model

network connections as illustrated by a lit up street scape

Xudong Chen, a researcher at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a federal grant to develop a framework that would predict how fundamental system properties of large-scale networks behave in uncertain environments.

St. Louis Region

School of Law launches clinic to provide free legal services to veterans

The School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis will recognize this Veterans Day with the grand opening of its new Veterans Law Clinic, aimed at educating students while providing free legal services to veterans.

Neuroscience & Memory

Yoo receives grant from Hereditary Disease Foundation

Neurons reprogrammed from the skin cells

Andrew Yoo, a professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Transformative Research Award, a two-year $1 million grant from the Hereditary Disease Foundation.

Cancer Research

Researchers make glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cells

Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible way to make brain cancer cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy, in hopes of finding new treatments for one of the most deadly cancers.

Awards & Notables

Howard receives Changemakers in Family Planning grant

Tyriesa L. Howard, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a 2024 Changemakers in Family Planning grant from the Society of Family Planning. The $84,000 grant will support her research project, which examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on adolescents and young adults’ autonomy over their bodies.

Students

First-gen students support the next generation of peers

The path to WashU is different for every first-generation student, says Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs. But they all share the qualities of talent, grit and a commitment to give back.

Biology

How plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions

WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes, like heat or drought stress.

Engineering

3D modeling made easier

a man in virtual reality draws a car model in air

Tao Ju, a researcher at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will develop algorithms for 3D surface modeling with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Space

Byrne featured in ‘Volcano Worlds’

Paul Byrne, an associate professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at WashU, was featured in “Volcano Worlds,” a PBS Nova documentary about the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.