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Diwali outfits celebrate culture, diversity of South Asia

Presented by student group Ashoka, Washington University’s annual Diwali performance is a celebration of South Asian dance and song. It also serves as a showcase for the region’s colorful fashions.

Engineering

Machine learning generates pictures of proteins in 5D

Using machine learning with an additional processing step, researchers from the lab of Matthew Lew at the McKelvey School of Engineering can wrest a host of information from a few pixels of light.

Sociology

Worsening racial inequality in home appraisals detailed in new report

Using data from the newly released Uniform Appraisal Dataset, which includes 47.3 million home appraisals conducted over the last decade, WashU’s Elizabeth Korver-Glenn and Junia Howell of the University of Illinois Chicago demonstrate stark inequalities in appraisal values between homes in white neighborhoods and communities of color.

Awards & Notables

DiPersio recognized for discoveries in cancer biology

John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, the Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Endowed Professor of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, is being recognized by the American Italian Cancer Foundation with the 2022 Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine.

Awards & Notables

Nominations open for Ethic of Service Award

Nominations for the 20th annual Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award are now open. The award recognizes people who exemplify a character of service and engagement with the St. Louis region. Nominations are due Nov. 20.

Awards & Notables

Martin wins postdoctoral fellowship

Sterling Blake Martin, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the university’s Center of Regenerative Medicine, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Engineering

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Diwali outfits celebrate culture, diversity of South Asia

Machine learning generates pictures of proteins in 5D

Worsening racial inequality in home appraisals detailed in new report

DiPersio recognized for discoveries in cancer biology

Nominations open for Ethic of Service Award

Martin wins postdoctoral fellowship

Lawrence wins $100,000 grant from Optica Foundation

10.31.22

Why a ‘red wave’ is not guaranteed

Kannampallil to study physician workload, burnout and patient safety