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04.06.26

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WashU poll: St. Louisans largely unaware of deadly opioids in school wastewater

Nearly 70% of Missouri schools tested showed traces of potent synthetic opioids, as a new iHeard poll finds most St. Louis residents are unaware of the threat.

Advancement

Mortimer installed as James Langenfeld Professor of Industrial Organization

Julie Holland Mortimer is a renowned applied microeconomics scholar in WashU Arts & Sciences. She investigates the impact of new forms of contracting between content producers and internet retailers.

Medicine

New software safeguards research participants’ privacy

WashU Medicine researchers have developed a software, De-ID, that flags sensitive information in data collected through focus groups, surveys and interviews. It allows for easy removal of such details to enable safe sharing.

Students

Crothers, Karra awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Goldwater Scholars Margo Crothers and Vikram Karra

WashU juniors Margo Crothers and Vikram Karra have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Space

Ghostly particles: Is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?

New research suggests that neutrinos in the early universe may have transformed into a previously unknown form of radiation. A study led by physicist Bhupal Dev in WashU Arts & Sciences offers a new way to explain certain puzzling observations.

Awards & Notables

Leadership award named for Barry Rosenberg

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has renamed its annual professional leadership achievement award in honor of Barry Rosenberg, a professor of practice at the WashU Brown School.

Neuroscience & Memory

Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia

New research from WashU Medicine adds to growing evidence that helping brain cells break down and eliminate their own cellular waste is a promising treatment strategy for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases.

Mental Health

‘Such a relief to finally know happiness’

The CONNECT program at WashU Medicine streamlines clinical services to provide timely, research-based mental health care that helps teens who have experienced trauma and suicide ideation.

Biology

Probing a paradoxical drug response for irregular heartbeat

Research in Jon Silva’s lab at WashU McKelvey Engineering highlights the importance of genetic testing for precision medicine.