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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Doug Frantz

Doug Frantz
As WashU’s vice chancellor for innovation and commercialization, Doug Frantz helps speed scientific discoveries into real-world therapies and devices. He works to develop strategic partnerships with industry and enhance WashU’s commercialization efforts.
Appointments & Promotions

Gulur named head of anesthesiology

Padma Gulur
Padma Gulur, MD, a physician-scientist and nationally recognized leader in pain management, has been named the head of the Department of Anesthesiology and the inaugural Alex S. Evers MD Distinguished Professor in Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine. Her appointment begins Aug. 1.
Social Work

Trump accounts must have auto enrollment

Widespread promotion has started for so-called Trump Accounts, including an ad during the Super Bowl. The accounts allow parents to opt in to claim investment seed money of up to $1,000 for their children. But that opt-in part is problematic, say two experts on child development accounts at Washington University in St. Louis.
Art & Design

‘Michelangelo & Titian’

In his new book, “Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Rivalry & Genius,” WashU’s William Wallace explores a mutual admiration, and simmering competition, that unfolded over decades.
Campus & Facilities

Gary C. Werths Building earns LEED Gold

The nine-story Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.