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Link between surfaces in buildings, indoor air quality under spotlight

Environmental engineer Jenna Ditto, at WashU, aims to establish a link between indoor air quality and the chemistry of building material surfaces with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Medicine

Halabi to lead Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis in Department of Pediatrics

Carmen Halabi, MD, PhD, has been named director of the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis in the Department of Pediatrics at WashU Medicine.

Performing Arts

Kasimu Taylor Quartet to launch WashU Jazz Series Sept. 8

Veteran St. Louis trumpeter Kasimu Taylor will launch the fall WashU Jazz Series with a performance Sept. 8 at the 560 Music Center’s Pillsbury Theatre.

Cancer Research

Study sheds light on how pediatric brain tumors grow

Researchers at WashU Medicine have discovered that blocking a chemical signal in the brain could slow the growth of pediatric brain tumors, potentially providing new treatment options.

Medicine

Ohman named director of the Division of Vascular Surgery

J. Westley Ohman, MD, a leader in complex aortic surgery at WashU Medicine, has been named the new director of the Division of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery.

Awards & Notables

He receives statistics scholar award

Xuming He, the Kotzubei-Beckmann Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, is the recipient of the 2025 Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Statistical Association.

Economy

Vaccine approval changes create economic challenge for health industry

Changes in vaccine approval have created confusion among consumers and industry leaders. Patrick Aguilar, MD, managing director of Olin Business School’s Business of Health initiative at Washington University in St. Louis, says these changes may also further strain the health sector, which makes up nearly 20% of the U.S. economy.

Medicine

Cells ‘vomit’ waste to promote healing, mouse study reveals

A new study from WashU Medicine identifies a previously unknown way that cells purge waste to promote healing after an injury.

Popular Culture

Four student films debut at St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

Four short films by WashU students premiered as part of the 25th Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.