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Architecture, biology and ‘Cellular Transformations’

Architecture inspired by biology is not a new concept. But typically, “architecture has imitated the imagery of biology and nature without awareness of the underlying mechanisms,” argue Ram Dixit and Sung Ho Kim in “Cellular Transformations: Between Architecture and Biology.”

Business & Entrepreneurship

WashU Expert: Following Oscars drama, Academy Awards has most to lose

In the wake of the slap heard ‘round the world — actor Will Smith’s blow to comedian Chris Rock’s left cheek — scholars in the business of entertainment in the Olin Business School say the situation is shot through with reputational risk.

Physical Sciences

Konecky launches new program to support diversity in the geosciences

With the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, climate scientist Bronwen Konecky in Arts & Sciences is piloting a new program to attract and support underrepresented students in the geosciences and prepare them for further studies and careers in the field.

Awards & Notables

Researchers elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Four physician-scientists at Washington University School of Medicine have been elected members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation in recognition of original, creative and independent investigations in the clinical or allied sciences of medicine.

Students

Astronaut Mae Jemison to deliver Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis

Mae Jemison, an engineer, physician and the first woman of color to travel into space, will deliver the 2022 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. The university’s 161st Commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, May 20, on Francis Olympic Field on the Danforth Campus.

Campus & Facilities

State of the University address available online

The 2022 State of the University address is available to view online; all students, faculty and staff are encouraged to watch.

Awards & Notables

Three teams earn total of $60k in Olin/P&Q pitch competition

The winner of Olin Business School’s Big IdeaBounce powered by Poets & Quants is settled: it’s PedalCell, a bike-connected power generator for portable devices.

Awards & Notables

Guilak elected into National Academy of Engineering

Farshid Guilak, the Mildred B. Simon Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and co-director of the Washington University Center for Regenerative Medicine at the School of Medicine, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women comprise 89% of Washington University’s leadership cabinet

Women continue to be underrepresented in top jobs in America’s institutions of higher education, holding less than 40% of executive leadership roles. One notable exception is Washington University in St. Louis, where women comprise 89% of Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s cabinet.

Neuroscience & Memory

COVID-19 infection linked to higher risk of neuropathy symptoms

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that many people who tested positive for the coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic also experienced peripheral neuropathy — pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet — during and following their bouts with COVID-19.