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Campus & Community

The pandemic through a holistic lens

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An innovative course envisioned by Feng Sheng Hu, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, offered perspectives not only from Arts & Sciences faculty, but from experts across disciplines and across the country. It also welcomed students from all schools and all areas of study, bringing even more viewpoints to the table. And more than […]
Public Health

One pandemic year later, what’s next?

As we mark the one-year anniversary today of the World Health Organization first declaring a global COVID-19 pandemic, Washington University in St. Louis experts, including from its School of Medicine, look both back and ahead.
Public Health

Joining forces to tackle a public health challenge

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Brown School are working together to decrease the burden of COVID-19 on a vulnerable group. The School of Medicine will offer 50,000 saliva tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to students, teachers, and staff in the six special education schools operated by the Special School District of St. […]
Medicine & Health

Folding@home quickly pivots to fight COVID-19

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When the crowdsourced supercomputing project Folding@home first announced a shift to coronavirus research and asked for new volunteers to run its software and expand its computing capacity, organizations and citizen scientists from all walks of life heeded the call. Now, about four months later, the number of volunteers has increased a hundredfold. Based at Washington University School of […]
Biology

Barbara Kunkel: Prolific researcher, exceptional educator

Barbara Kunkel
As professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, Barbara Kunkel has made significant contributions to understanding the strategies plant pathogens use to manipulate their plant hosts. In addition to her research, Kunkel is an exceptional educator, beloved by her students.