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Grant will fund development of vaccines to prevent dementia

a 3D illustration in purple of neurons undergoing degeneration

Researchers at Washington University are looking to find new ways to design vaccines to protect against inflammation in the brain that causes dementia.

Medicine

WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding

WashU Medicine secured $683 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2024, placing the school at No. 2 in NIH funding nationwide for the second year in a row.

Aging

Volunteering reduces rate of aging, study finds

Volunteering, even a small amount, is linked to slower age acceleration for both retirees and working people, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Awards & Notables

Faculty Achievement Award nominations sought

Nominations are being accepted for Washington University in St. Louis’ annual Faculty Achievement Awards, known as the Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award and the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award. The deadline to submit nominations is Feb. 7.

Biology

Scientists collect ‘microbial fingerprints’ found in household plumbing

Environmental engineers at Washington University are working to document the microbial populations that live in household plumbing.

Awards & Notables

Student addresses economic inclusion of refugees with disabilities in The Lancet

Mustafa Rfat, a PhD candidate in social work at the Brown School, has co-authored a correspondence published in The Lancet calling on greater economic integration of refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities.

Medicine

WashU Medicine funded to develop new postdoctoral training program

Burel R. Goodin, a professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has received more than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support postdoctoral training.

Athletics

National champs: Women’s soccer beats William Smith 3-0 for program’s second national title

The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women’s soccer team brought home the program’s second national title Dec. 8 at Peter Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas with a 3-0 win over William Smith College. The Bears finished the season at 23-0-2, setting a new program record.

Awards & Notables

McBride honored for rural health advocacy

Tim McBride, the Bernard Becker Professor at the Brown School, has received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association. The honor recognizes outstanding contributions to health care in rural Missouri.

Students

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