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Biology

From rare soil microbe, a new antibiotic candidate

Joshua Blodgett
Demand for new kinds of antibiotics is surging, as drug-resistant and emerging infections are becoming an increasingly serious global health threat. Biologist Joshua Blodgett in Arts & Sciences discovered a new candidate for drug development from bioactive compounds in a soil bacterium. The findings are reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Performing Arts

Great Artists Series welcomes Angel Blue April 24

Acclaimed soprano Angel Blue, fresh from starring roles in the Metropolitan Opera’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” and “Porgy and Bess,” will present an intimate recital April 24 as part of the Great Artists Series at Washington University in St. Louis.
Disparity

Child tax credit reduced usage of high-cost financial services

Families who were eligible for the child tax credit experienced improved nutrition, decreased reliance on credit cards and other high-risk financial services, and made long-term educational investments for both parents and children, finds a new report from Washington University in St. Louis.
Workplace

Tech network earns high honors

After three decades living and working in London, alumnus Russ Shaw reached the pinnacle of his career when he was given the honorific Commander of the British Empire.
For Russ Shaw, BSBA ’85, the founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, achieving the honorary title Commander of the British Empire (CBE) was a shock. “When I received the congratulatory email last November, I fell off my chair,” he says.   The highest Order of the British Empire award below knighthood or damehood, […]