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Brown School establishes practicum award honoring Goldbach’s legacy

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is raising funds to create a practicum award honoring Jeremy T. Goldbach, a faculty member and nationally recognized scholar on LGBTQ+ mental health who died of cancer in June at age 42.

Climate & Environment

Plasma: The fourth state of matter drives sustainable carbon upcycling

a scientific diagram showing carbon cycling

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing ways to convert carbon monoxide into organic acids useful for industry.

Neuroscience & Memory

Novel technologies underway to help those with spinal cord injuries move

a trainer helping a man on a recovery machine

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis plans to investigate the neural mechanisms behind various controls of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in generating different leg movements with a five-year, nearly $3 million grant the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Workplace

Daydreaming can lead to epiphanies, greater career purpose, WashU research finds

Recent research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis indicates that people can increase their potential for experiencing work-related epiphanies by engaging in a playful type of mind wandering known as “problem-solving daydreaming.”

Alzheimer's

Dai receives $200,000 grant from Alzheimer’s Association

A scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has received a grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to support his research investigating the electrochemistry of neurotoxic protein assemblies.

Campus & Facilities

Register for fall well-being challenge

Registration is now open for the next WashU well-being initiative, Walktober, a six-week opportunity focused on fitness and wellness. The challenge begins Oct. 6.

Appointments & Promotions

Kelly to lead Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound

Jeannie Kelly, MD, a renowned expert in the care of women with opiate use disorders during pregnancy, has been named the new director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at WashU Medicine.

Students

StudLife Games go big time

If you happened to be in New York City last weekend, perhaps you saw a Times Square billboard promoting a very WashU pastime: Student Life Games. There, smiling from the 55-by-31-foot digital display, were crossword creators and founders of the newspaper’s games page, recent graduate Alex Nickel and sophomore Rena Cohen.

Performing Arts

Hotchner Festival highlights WashU playwrights

The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present staged readings of four new student plays as part of the 2025 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival.

Students

Ride to win: WashU invited to compete in College Transit Challenge

WashU students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to break out their U-Passes on Thursday, Oct. 2, to compete in the annual College Transit Challenge, an annual celebration of public transportation sponsored by Citizens for Modern Transit.