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Crisis or momentary blip? Explaining inflation concern

Although most likely temporary, inflation expectations could become self-fulfilling prophesy, according to John Horn, professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School.

Physical Sciences

Buckley awarded $4.9 million to develop gamma ray astronomy mission

James H. Buckley, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, received a $4.9 million award from NASA to build a demonstration version of a large satellite experiment for gamma-ray astronomy research. Washington University leads the entire effort to develop the instrument, which is planned to launch on a scientific balloon in 2024.

Awards & Notables

Landry wins research fellowship

Michael Landry, the William Chauvenet Postdoctoral Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in Arts & Sciences, won a $150,000 postdoctoral research fellowship from the National Science Foundation. He will work with Steven Frankel, assistant professor.

Awards & Notables

Iannotti speaks during UN nutrition event

Lora Iannotti, associate professor at the Brown School and an expert on maternal and child nutrition, spoke during a panel discussion in June about the launch of the UN Nutrition discussion paper on livestock-derived foods and sustainable healthy diets.

Finance

Thakor receives lifetime achievement award

The Financial Intermediation Research Society has awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award to Anjan Thakor, the John E. Simon Professor of Finance at Olin Business School.

Awards & Notables

Edwards honored with Gloria White Award

Jill Edwards, who works in the Office of the Provost, is this year’s winner of the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award. Staff Day for the Danforth Campus is canceled this year, but see staff milestones and other activities online.

Appointments & Promotions

Caldwell named vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity

Kia Lilly Caldwell, professor of African, African American and diaspora studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity at Washington University in St. Louis.

Cancer Research

Blood cancer patients with COVID-19 fare better with convalescent plasma

Jeffrey P. Henderson, MD, PhD, at Washington University School of Medicine, is an author on a new study that shows that convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can dramatically increase the likelihood of survival for blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Awards & Notables

Lee selected as HistoryMakers ambassador

The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral-history archive, has selected rising senior Jordan Lee as a 2021-22 Student Brand Ambassador.

Campus & Community

The Big Pivot: How WashU innovated through one of its greatest challenges

One year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Shortly thereafter, Washington University in St. Louis made the painful but necessary decision to move students out of on-campus housing, extend Spring Break a week, and shift to remote learning. In the months that followed, the university community—administrators, faculty, students and staff—has risen […]