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WashU researchers among those ‘highly cited’

More than 50 Washington University in St. Louis researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list by Clarivate, an analytics company. The list identifies scientists who demonstrate exceptional influence in their fields, as reflected through their papers frequently cited by their peers.

Medicine

Long-COVID clinic expanding reach to vulnerable metro, rural communities

A collaboration led by the School of Medicine aims to advance long-COVID care in medically vulnerable and underserved communities in the St. Louis metropolitan region and in rural Missouri. The WashU team won a five-year federal grant totaling $4.5 million.

Obituaries

Harry Kisker, former dean of students, 81

Harry Kisker, a former vice provost and dean of students at Washington University in St. Louis for nearly two decades, died peacefully Nov. 14 in Los Angeles surrounded by family. He was 80. Kisker is credited with creating the vibrant undergraduate experience that continues at WashU today.

Engineering

Mapping soundscapes everywhere

Nathan Jacobs at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed a new framework for predicting the types of sounds that are likely to be heard at a given geographic location. Soundscape mapping has applications in urban planning and noise management, as well as in individual decisions about where to buy a home or establish a business.

Awards & Notables

PACS receives funding from Department of Education

The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences at the School of Medicine has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Education that combined will provide over $2.3 million in support of its graduate training programs.

Space

Errando awarded funding for astrophysics of relativistic jets

Manel Errando, an assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a $375,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct studies of active galactic nuclei.

Awards & Notables

Iannotti wins scientific excellence award

Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School, has been named recipient of the 2022 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.

Politics

Navigating political discussions at holiday gatherings

Planning to stay mum around the holiday table when the subject of politics comes up? Political scientist Taylor Carlson, in Arts & Sciences, says we would be better off learning to have open, respectful conversations with one another — especially with those who have opposing viewpoints.

Campus & Community

11.20.23

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Obituaries

Kathleen K. Dixon, emeritus instructor in physical therapy, 90

Kathleen K. Dixon, a retired emeritus instructor in the Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine, died Nov. 5 at a retirement center in Richmond Heights, Mo., following a long illness. She was 90.