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Neuroscience & Memory

Emotional aspects of chronic pain isolated in brain circuitry

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have identified circuitry in the brain that appears to link pain to negative emotional states. The findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, could lead to new treatments.

Awards & Notables

Colonna receives NIH grants

Marco Colonna photo

Marco Colonna, the Robert Rock Belliveau Professor of Pathology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, received a four-year $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a one-year $1.6 million grant from the National Institute On Aging of the NIH.

Awards & Notables

Undergraduates win international HOSA award

Blaydon and Li

Washington University in St. Louis undergraduates Lauren Blaydon and Anna Li recently won first place in an emergency preparedness competition through the HOSA–Future Health Professionals organization.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Digging deep

Anna K. Behrensmeyer never set out to be a pioneer, but she has broken new ground in the field of paleontology, supported diversity in STEM and torn down barriers along the way.

The people’s artist

In his art, Kahlil Robert Irving, MFA ’17, tackles some of the deepest questions plaguing the American psyche.

Jumping for joy

Eka Jose

Alumna and future physician Eka Jose has been named a top nine finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year, an elite honor for athletes who have demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

Campus & Community

Timeless advice

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin speaks at the memorial service for Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth Oct. 2, 2021, in Graham Chapel. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/Washington University)

Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth’s words serve as a guiding light through “persistent trials and recurring difficulties.”

Campus & Community

An enduring gift, a lasting responsibility

Helen Webley-Brown, an international student from London, expects to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science in May 2022. In addition to being a Danforth Scholar, Webley-Brown is a Gephardt Institute Civic Scholar and a 2019 Ralph Bunche Award recipient. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)

Since 1998, the Danforth Scholars program has been transformational to nearly 700 students: their college educations and their careers and lives of service afterward.

Business & Entrepreneurship

The right stuff

C-21 pilot Capt. Chandler Thorpe, 458th Airlift Squadron, and Washington University graduate student Kyle Gero go through a pre-flight checklist. Gero is a graduate student, who is collaborating with Scott’s Elevate innovation team and the squadron on a C-21 cockpit trainer project. The C-21 aircraft inventory went through an avionics upgrade in 2019, however, the training simulator uses the older cockpit configuration.

Working with the Department of Defense, WashU students gain invaluable organizational expertise.

Business & Entrepreneurship

The art and craft of cider

Alumnus Sam Fitz wants to help us remember and revere our apple culture, starting with apple cider.