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03.17.25

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WUSTL Key gets updated

The WUSTL Key will take on a different look Tuesday, March 18, as part of efforts to update WashU branding. Log-in details and access will remain the same.

Engineering

A closer look at biomolecular ‘Silly Putty’

Researchers at Washington University have developed a method to peer into biomolecular condensates, which could lead to a better understanding of condensate functions and their impairment in cancers and neurodegeneration.

Obituaries

William D. Owens, MD, professor emeritus of anesthesiology, 85

William D. Owens, MD, a highly regarded professor emeritus of anesthesiology and former head of the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine, died of cancer Jan. 3.

Operations & Strategy

What Walgreens’ $10 billion private equity deal means for consumers, pharmacy industry

After years of financial turmoil, Walgreens recently announced that it has reached a $10 billion buyout deal with private-equity firm Sycamore — a move that likely will have wide-ranging consequences for how consumers access health care and health-care products, according to Olin Business School experts Patrick Aguilar and Peter Boumgarden.

Performing Arts

Powers wins book award from cinema society

John Powers, an assistant professor of film and media studies in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2024 Best First Book Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.

History & Education

Kastor named chair of Historical Society board

Peter Kastor, the Samuel K. Eddy Endowed Professor in History in Arts & Sciences, has been appointed chair of the Missouri Historical Society’s board of trustees. His term began Jan. 1.

St. Louis Region

St. Louis high school students compete, meet experts at WashU Brain Bee

About 55 high school students from the St. Louis region and beyond tested their knowledge of the human brain and learned about neuroscience careers at the 15th annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee March 8 at Washington University in St. Louis.

Biology

How cells sense, remember their environments

A $2.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund research in the McKelvey School of Engineering to explore how epithelial cells sense their environments and acquire mechanical memories.

Medicine

Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds

According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain condition release different amounts of dopamine when given fentanyl because of sex hormones. The findings might help explain why men have higher rates of opioid use and overdose deaths.