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Imaging technique may measure absorbed dose from radiation therapy

Abhinav Jha, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, wants to use novel imaging to better understand how people absorb radiation therapy. His team won a four-year $2.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for the study, which aims to guide treatment decisions.

Aging

Exercise, mindfulness don’t appear to boost cognitive function in older adults

A large study conducted in part by School of Medicine researchers focused on whether exercise and mindfulness training could boost cognitive function in older adults. The study found no such improvement following the interventions.

Awards & Notables

Theunissen named to editorial board of early-career scientists

Thorold Theunissen, at the School of Medicine, has been named to an editorial board of early-career scientists for the journal Stem Cell Reports.

History & Education

Recent Chinese protests could ‘undercut President Xi’s legitimacy in the long run’

Recent Chinese protests over COVID-19 restrictions provided a blueprint for future activism to prevent government from infringing on civil liberties, says Zhao Ma, associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture in Arts & Sciences. That could spell trouble for President Xi’s administration.

Health & Society

Researchers awarded $1.2M to study depression among youth with HIV in Uganda

Proscovia Nabunya, at the Brown School; and Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, at the School of Medicine, have received a five-year $1.2 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to address depression among youth living with HIV in Uganda.

Awards & Notables

Brantmeier addresses literacy congress

Cindy Brantmeier, a professor of applied linguistics and of global studies in Arts & Sciences, shared her research, which examined the challenges of functional health literacy for language-diverse patients across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Society

Study considers social determinants of health

Patients with social needs had a higher number of hospitalizations, obesity, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes, finds a new study from the Brown School on the social determinants of health.

Campus & Community

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Biology

Course on ‘bioinformatics of proteins’ receives funding

Washington University is now a part of the Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Diseases Consortium, and received a subcontract award of up to $50,000 from Seattle Children’s Research Institute in support of a course on protein bioinformatics.

Medicine

WashU’s nasal COVID-19 vaccine approved for use as booster in India

A nasal COVID-19 vaccine based on technology licensed from Washington University in St. Louis has been approved for emergency use in India as a booster for people who have already received two doses of other COVID-19 vaccines.