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WashU news director joins science writers board

Leah Shaffer, a senior news director at WashU, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the National Association of Science Writers.

Cancer Research

Five WashU faculty receive grants for innovative cancer research

The American Cancer Society and venture capital firm Yosemite have selected five WashU faculty to receive the inaugural ACS-Yosemite research grants.

Politics

How to depolarize social media

"Engineering the Future" graphic with a photo of Jean Springsteen

At a time when political polarization is becoming an increasing problem on social media, WashU data scientist Jean Springsteen is working on a way to bring down the temperature and still get buy-in from social media companies.

Health & Society

US earns D- on latest youth physical activity report card — again

The U.S.’ D- grade for children and youth physical activity offers an opportunity to address the problem of insufficient physical activity, said Elizabeth Dodson, research assistant professor in the Brown School and a member of the Report Card Research Advisory Committee.

Students

WashU shares results of Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness Survey

WashU recently joined nine other universities to conduct the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey, and results are now available.

Campus & Facilities

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children coloring while a college student helps

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Academics

HLC accreditation open forums set for Oct. 28, 29

As part of WashU’s 10-year comprehensive evaluation, the Higher Learning Commission, the institutional accreditor, will host three open forums Oct. 28 and 29 to gather input from faculty, staff and students.

Awards & Notables

Garcia named fellow of American Chemical Society

Benjamin Garcia, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at WashU Medicine, has been named an American Chemical Society fellow, one of 37 in this year’s class of fellows.

Sustainability

Beyond lithium: Sodium-based batteries may power the future

image of sodium metal and sodium vanadium phosphate

Peng Bai, a researcher at Washington University, has received a National Science Foundation grant to expand his work in sodium-based batteries.

Advancement

Van Engen installed as Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities

Abram Van Engen, chair of the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, was recently installed as the Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities.