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Washington University Orthopedics teams up with St. Louis CITY Soccer Club

St. Louis CITY Soccer Club has chosen physicians with Washington University Orthopedics as the club’s official team doctors and BJC HealthCare as medical services provider.

Students

A conversation with Rebekah Paré

Connecting students to good jobs takes more than career fairs and resumes, says Rebekah Paré, the new associate vice chancellor for career development and education at Washington University in St. Louis. Career education is an all-hands-on-deck endeavor that requires faculty support, alumni mentors and expert advisers, she said.

Politics

Research shows constituents ask female legislators to do more

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaking to veterans

In a study conducted by Dan Butler, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, voters were more likely to contact their female representatives and asked them to do more on a variety of issues including education, health, immigration, the economy and more.

Biology

Bose participates in White House summit on American bioeconomy

Arpita Bose, in Arts & Sciences, attended a White House summit on biotechnology, along with representatives from government and the private sector. In her research at Washington University, Bose harnesses the power of microbes to create new biofuels and bioplastics.

Awards & Notables

Garcia to study neurological developmental disorder

Benjamin Garcia, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the School of Medicine, along with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, received a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a quantitative mass spectrometry project.

Engineering

Sugarcane fires associated with mortality rates in South Florida

Research from a multi-institutional team, including Randall Martin at the McKelvey School of Engineering, estimated sugarcane fires in South Florida produce harmful emissions in quantities on par with vehicles — and play a role in the region’s mortality rates.

Awards & Notables

He is turning waste into commodity with DOE grant

Zhen (Jason) He is leading a multi-institution team developing a scalable upgrade to current wastewater systems with a $2.3 million federal grant.

St. Louis Region

Summer in St. Louis: WashU funds internships at St. Louis startups, nonprofits

Washington University in St. Louis spends $28 million in summer stipends and wages to prepare students for future careers, strengthen the St. Louis region and fuel the local economy.

Medicine

School of Medicine joins NIH initiative to expand use of AI in biomedical research

Washington University School of Medicine is joining the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Bridge2AI program, an estimated $130 million initiative. One project aims to develop a framework for using artificial intelligence to diagnose disease based on the sound of patients’ voices.

Diversity & Inclusion

ICTS center launches program for minorities in research

A center in the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences received a grant establishing the School of Medicine as a coordinating center for the Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential. STEP-UP is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program to introduce scholars underrepresented in medicine to medical research.