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Genin elected to Society of Engineering Science board

Guy Genin, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Society of Engineering Science board of directors. The society strengthens the interface between engineering, science and math.

Alzheimer's

How do toxic proteins accumulate in Alzheimer’s and other diseases?

Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a key step in the development of destructive tau tangles in the brain. The discovery could lead to new approaches to treating a group of neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Appointments & Promotions

Center for Career Engagement directors appointed

Nan Barnes, Casey Jenkerson and Christine Keller

Three new directors have been appointed within the Center for Career Engagement, announced Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs.

Disparity

Nearly 1 million assistance calls made to 211 in August

In August, Americans made nearly a million calls for help to the 211 emergency resources helpline, according to 211 Counts, a national tracking system in 36 states developed by the Brown School’s Health Communication Research Laboratory.

Academics

Global Research Symposium scheduled Oct. 5-7

The McDonnell International Scholars Academy convenes its Global Research Symposium in person Oct 5-7.

Engineering

Unveiling the hidden world of gene regulation

Researchers led by Fuzhong Zhang at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed a synthetic biology tool to comprehensively reveal gene regulatory networks in E. coli.

Performing Arts

Hotchner Festival presents four new plays

Three playwrights sitting on stoop and looking at laptop computer.

Three WashU playwrights — Maddy Klass, Bela Marcus and Charlie Meyers — will present world-premiere staged readings as part of the 2023 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival.

Chemistry

WashU leads new multi-omics production center for NIH research consortium

Multi-omics leverages the power of several different “omics” data types at once to build a detailed picture of factors that contribute to human health and disease. Under a $19.2 million grant award, Gary Patti, in Arts & Sciences, and Ting Wang, at the School of Medicine, will manage a new hub for multi-omics analyses at Washington University.

Sociology

Auto workers’ strike could impact future labor organizing

United Auto Workers on strike holding up signs at Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Mich.

The persistently tight labor market, growing frustration over wage inequality and record high support for unions set the stage for the United Auto Workers strike, according to Jake Rosenfeld, a professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences.

Awards & Notables

Academy honors six university faculty

Six Washington University in St. Louis faculty members are being honored by the Academy of Science – St. Louis for their outstanding contributions to the field. They will be recognized at an awards dinner Sept. 20 at the Missouri Botanical Garden.