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Bears win two NCAA titles at Indoor Track Championships

Washington University in St. Louis’ women track and field athletes won two national titles at the 2023 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship March 10-11 in Birmingham, Ala.

Politics

Research highlights gender bias persistence over centuries

Using dental records of more than 10,000 people from 139 archaeology sites throughout Europe, political scientists in Arts & Sciences found that individuals who live in areas that historically favored men over women display more pro-male bias today than those who live in places where gender relations were more egalitarian centuries ago.

Awards & Notables

Students Baba, Seger win Fashion Scholarship Fund honors

Olivia Baba and Connor Seger, both seniors pursuing a bachelor’s degree in fashion design from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, each will receive awards as part of the 2023 Fashion Scholarship Fund competition.

Engineering

Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone

A team of researchers led by Guy Genin, at the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology and the McKelvey School of Engineering, explores new approaches to surgical tendon-to-bone repair.

Appointments & Promotions

Hart named chief technology officer

Greg Hart has been appointed Washington University’s first chief technology officer, announced Jessie Minton, vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer. Hart begins the role March 20.

Engineering

Vorobeychik wins grant for work on game-theoretic analysis

Yevgeniy Vorobeychik, an associate professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, recently won a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to improve game-theory analysis methods to tackle increasingly complex problems.

Campus & Community