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Prestigious NIH Director’s awards go to three WashU faculty

collage of three headshots of Hong Chen, Adam Kevecs and Maria Catalina Camacho

Three researchers from Washington University have received highly competitive and prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s awards totaling $10 million over five years.

Awards & Notables

Ross honored by Association of American Medical Colleges

Will Ross, MD, the associate dean for diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Underwater caves yield new clues about Sicily’s first residents

Archaeological surveys led by scientists at WashU suggest coastal and underwater sites in southern Sicily contain important clues that could reveal how modern human ancestors migrated to the island.

Neuroscience & Memory

WashU scientist talks neurons on educational podcast

A top educational Spanish language podcast for kids recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at Washington University.

Students

Supporting student mental health during the election

2022-11-08--during the WashU Party at the Polls in front of the WU Athletics Complex on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Kirk Dougher, associate vice chancellor for student support and wellness at WashU, explains what colleges are doing to help their students during this fraught election season and what steps students can take to better cope.

Students

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Health & Society

Potential of mindfulness to enhance cognitive health in Latinx older adults being studied

A group of people standing on a brick plaza hold hands up as a they do mindfulness movement at a university public space

WashU researchers have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore the potential for mindfulness approaches to protect against dementia in groups of older Latinx adults.

Medicine

Potential Type 1 diabetes treatment may stem from outsmarting immune cells

a photo of a child pricking their finger with a blood glucose test strip

Cory Berkland, a researcher at Washington University, will lead preclinical diabetes research with a $2.6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Literature

James Baldwin Review marks 10th anniversary

The James Baldwin Review, co-founded by WashU’s Justin A. Joyce and Dwight A. McBride, celebrates its 10th anniversary, as well as Baldwin’s centenary. A feature essay by WashU’s William Maxwell explores an unexpected connection between Baldwin and Susan Sontag.

Popular Culture

Flowe featured in documentary and History Channel series

Douglas Flowe, an associate professor of history in Arts & Sciences, is featured in “San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood,” which will premiere Oct. 9 at the New York Film Festival. Flowe also was recently featured in episodes of the History Channel series “Prison Chronicles.”