Something’s up

Professors Rajan Chakrabarty and Randall Martin study PM2.5, leading global ­environmental risk factor for mortality.
Rajan Chakrabarty and Randall Martin research fine particulate matter, trying to create a complete picture of the world’s leading cause of environment-related diseases.

The essential academic

Provost Beverly Wendland sat down with Rosalind Early, deputy editor, to discuss what it’s been like to lead WashU’s academic enterprise, especially during a pandemic; what prepared her for this essential leadership role; and more. (Photo: James Byard; typography: Monica Duwel)
Provost Beverly Wendland landed a dream job at WashU and started it in the middle of a pandemic. Fortunately, she was ready to jump in the deep end.

Impacting millions

His work in pharmaceuticals has brought drugs to market that have saved countless lives, and Frank Jiang is just getting started.

Pike receives NIH grant

Linda J. Pike, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the School of Medicine, received a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Ludmerer receives distinguished service award

Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD, professor of medicine and the Mabel Dorn Reeder Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, has received the 2022 John C. Gienapp Distinguished Service Award.

A river runs through it

Johnson's Shut ins
Rock formations called shut-ins confine a section of a river, forcing water to flow between the steep walls of a canyon or gorge. Shut-ins are found in streams and rivers across the Ozarks. But some of the most outstanding shut-ins in the state are located at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park, where Washington University scientists are studying bedrock river erosion.