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Mennerick receives NIH grant

Steven J. Mennerick at the School of Medicine received a five-year $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Campus & Facilities

Parking team provides December update

The Parking and Transportation team provides year-end updates, including a management system update Dec. 8-15, details on sharing rides for winter break and more.

Neuroscience & Memory

Undergraduate Antony wins neuroscience award

Irene Antony, a neuroscience major in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, won the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience.

Awards & Notables

Shaw to study sleep and Alzheimer’s disease

Paul J. Shaw at the School of Medicine received a one-year $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research interactions between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease.

Law

School of Law tax clinic receives $100,000 grant

The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic was recently awarded a $100,000 grant for 2022 by the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent branch of the Internal Revenue Service.

Awards & Notables

Bowman to research Alzheimer’s disease

Gregory R. Bowman at the School of Medicine received a one-year $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Alzheimer’s disease research.

Awards & Notables

Jiang receives NIH grant

Xuntian Jiang at the School of Medicine received a five-year $2 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Neuroscience & Memory

Prenatal, early-life influences on child brain development focus of new study

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine are joining scientists around the country to conduct a study aimed at understanding how prenatal factors and early life experiences influence brain development and behavior in young children.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Olin, Poets & Quants announce business pitch competition

Aspiring entrepreneurs: Your business idea could be worth $50,000 in Olin Business School’s Big IdeaBounce, powered by Poets & Quants.

Medicine

Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs, spores

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that multidrug-resistant bacteria and bacterial spores can be killed by ultrashort-pulse lasers. The findings could lead to new ways to sterilize wounds and blood products without damaging human cells.