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.

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.

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).