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Physical Sciences

New quantum sensors can withstand extreme pressure

two diamonds serving as an anvil

With National Science Foundation support, physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have created quantum sensors that track stress and magnetism at pressures exceeding 30,000 times Earth’s atmosphere.

Campus & Facilities

Advisory committee leads way on inclusive excellence, welcomes input

The Inclusive Excellence Advisory Committee is actively working to develop guidance that will help WashU advance its commitments to diversity and inclusion. The committee will recommend systems and structures that allow students, faculty and staff to engage with university values in line with civil rights laws.

Campus & Community

Flags lowered in memory of Charlie Kirk

flags fly at half-staff

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Sunday, Sept. 14, as a mark of respect for Charlie Kirk who was killed in a shooting Sept. 10 in Utah.

Medicine

Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment

Delivering medications to the bedside while women are still in the hospital after giving birth dramatically improves cure rates from the virus, a new WashU Medicine study finds.

St. Louis Region

Justice Sotomayor encourages St. Louis children to ‘just shine’ at WashU event

More than 200 local elementary and middle school students from St. Louis schools heard Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s inspiring story about love, kindness and forgiveness at the WashU Field House.

Law

Justice Sotomayor reflects on her upbringing, time on the Supreme Court

U.S Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor reflected on family, friendship and her hope for the future during a “fireside chat” Sept. 10 with Chancellor Andrew D. Martin at Washington University in St. Louis.

Cancer Research

Surprising new roles discovered for known cancer gene

Grant A. Challen

Scientists at WashU Medicine have identified unexpected functions of a key gene known for blood cell formation. When mutated, the gene, DNMT3A, may contribute in previously unknown ways to blood cancers.

Health & Society

Trust in CDC on flu, vaccines falls nearly 20% among St. Louisans

New School of Public Health survey data show a sharp drop in confidence ahead of flu season.

Appointments & Promotions

Johnson named director of Division of Urologic Surgery

Michael H. Johnson, MD, has been named director of the Division of Urologic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine.

What do our words say about our minds?

a doctor talking to a patient

A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis is working to harness artificial intelligence to find psychological traits hidden in language.