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Study uses body’s clock to deliver medication precisely when needed

Researchers at WashU Medicine have harnessed the internal circadian clock of the body to deliver medication for an inflammatory illness precisely when it was most needed.

Photo opportunity: Thurtene Carnival

Thurtene Carnival, WashU’s student-run carnival, returns to campus this weekend with new attractions, new performances and new safety measures. Visitors are asked to keep their bags at home. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Engineering

In molecular imaging, details matter

Microscopy researchers at Washington University developed a new method to improve precision in molecular imaging.

Appointments & Promotions

Gladney appointed chief human resources officer

Apryle M. Gladney has been appointed vice chancellor and chief human resources officer effective April 1, announced Nichol Luoma, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer.

St. Louis Region

From worksheets to wonder: WashU’s Math314 supports teachers, boosts scores

Ritenour School District is serving as a pilot for Math314, WashU’s innovative program to boost K-12 math instruction and student achievement. The results are promising.

St. Louis Region

Thurtene Carnival returns to WashU

Thurtene Carnival, WashU’s student-run carnival, returns to campus this weekend with new attractions, new performances and a number of new safety measures. Minors must now be accompanied by an adult and visitors are asked to leave their bags at home.

Public Health

Machine learning could help predict adherence to HIV treatment

Researchers at Washington University use data science to improve adolescent compliance with HIV treatments in low-resource areas.

Performing Arts

WashU Dance Collective to perform

The Washington University Dance Collective, the resident dance company of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will present “Transcendence,” an evening of new and original choreography, April 4 and 5 in Edison Theatre.

Sociology

Refugees define success on their own terms, study finds

Refugees resettled in the U.S. often define success in ways that go far beyond economic self-sufficiency, according to a new study co-authored by WashU researchers. The study challenges long-held assumptions about what makes resettlement successful in the U.S.

Engineering

Agarwal to receive aerospace industry award

Ramesh Agarwal, the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, will receive the 2025 John J. Montgomery Award for Distinguished Innovation in Aerospace from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.