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SOS collection drive underway

The Share Our Stuff collection drive is getting underway at WashU, helping to keep items out of landfills as students move out.

Alzheimer's

Stress increases Alzheimer’s risk in female mice but not males

Stress causes the levels of Alzheimer’s proteins to rise in females’ brains but not males’ brains, according to a new study in mice by researchers at the School of Medicine. This difference may contribute to women’s greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Students

Celebrating 50 years of WILD, one of WashU’s largest campus traditions

Since 1973, WILD has been an annual tradition at Washington University in St. Louis, bringing together students for a night of unforgettable performances. To celebrate 2023’s golden WILD, the 50th anniversary of the event’s inception, look back at the history and impact of WILD over the years.

Students

Workday Student go-live dates set

Workday Student, the system that will replace the majority of WashU’s student information systems, including WebSTAC and WUCRSL, is on track to go live over the course of the 2024-25 academic year.

Appointments & Promotions

Woodard named head of Department of Radiology

Pamela K. Woodard, MD, a national leader in cardiothoracic imaging, has been named head of the Department of Radiology, director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Radiology at the School of Medicine.

Awards & Notables

Brown School presents awards of distinction

The 40th annual Brown School Awards of Distinction were presented April 13 at City Foundry STL. The event honored eight individuals who work to create positive change for people around the globe.

Awards & Notables

Early receives research mentoring award

Dayna S. Early, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine, will receive the 2023 Distinguished Endoscopic Research Mentoring Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Engineering

Zhang wins CAREER award to address cyber-physical security threats

Ning Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to address threats to the availability of cyber-physical systems, like the systems behind self-driving cars or energy production pipelines.

St. Louis Region

Program prepares employees for high-demand, high-paying nursing jobs

The pre-nursing program at University College gives School of Medicine employees and other working adults the academic foundation to enter a bachelor’s of nursing program. The program is flexible, feasible and for most university employees, free.

Finance

Wealth and asset management research conference planned

The seventh annual Wealth & Asset Management Research Conference — a collaboration between Olin Business School, Edward Jones, CFA Society–St. Louis and Dimensional — will take place May 3 and 4.