Scott J. Hultgren, the Helen L Stoever Professor of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine, received a five-year $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Mary McKay, the Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of the Brown School, has been appointed vice provost of interdisciplinary initiatives in the Office of the Provost.
In an effort to further support student mental health, Washington University is introducing TimelyCare, a service of TimelyMD, a leading telehealth company specializing in higher education.
A review including new data analysis, published Oct. 14 in Science, exposes the harm mass incarceration has on families and advocates for family-friendly criminal justice interventions.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2022 Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award, which recognizes members of the university community who exemplify service and engagement with the St. Louis region. The nomination deadline is Nov. 7.
Adam Joseph Bloom, assistant professor of genetics and of anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, received a five-year $2.9 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In the wake of the Great Recession, U.S. undergraduate degrees conferred in English language or literature fell roughly a quarter. Yet over the last three years, WashU’s English major has grown by about 30% — reflecting changes to how the department recruits, supports and communicates with undergraduate students.
Can you ever escape your past? Tennessee Williams spent a lifetime trying. His years in New York, New Orleans and Key West are the stuff of literary legend. But it was St. Louis where Williams lived longest, and St. Louis that shaped him as an artist and a person. So argues Henry I. Schvey in “Blue Song: St. Louis in the Life and Work of Tennessee Williams.”
Monica J. Allen, vice chancellor and general counsel at Washington University, is being honored by Missouri Lawyers Media for her work with a Women’s Justice Award.
