Ten recent alumni earned Fulbright awards to travel abroad to conduct research or to teach English. The program recognizes talented scholars and leaders who are committed to promoting global collaboration and understanding through research and teaching.
Joseph Cherabie, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine, has been named a clinical ambassador for the national “Let’s Stop HIV Together” campaign, which is led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers led by Gary J. Patti in Arts & Sciences established a method to watch what nutrients are used at which rates spatially throughout a tumor. The new approach offers clues for potential treatment strategies.
Students from the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering competed in the WERC Environmental Design Contest as a part of their environmental engineering capstone course, winning second place in the bench-scale competition.
Roland C. Jordan Jr., who taught composition and theory in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences for more than three decades, died May 18. He was 84.
A new study co-authored by Emily Willroth, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, sheds light on how our environment — urban or rural — can affect our personality.
Washington University in St. Louis women’s track and field team runner Emma Kelley won the 800-meter national title May 27 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Rochester, N.Y.
Washington University has established the Committee to Examine Remembrance and Commemoration to evaluate professorships, buildings and other honors named for people to ensure such recognition aligns with the university’s values and, where needed, to confront history and to learn from the past.
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has named Washington University rising senior Avital Isakov an Astronaut Scholar. The prestigious fellowship is for college juniors and seniors who are studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics.