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Machine learning could help predict adherence to HIV treatment

Researchers at Washington University use data science to improve adolescent compliance with HIV treatments in low-resource areas.

Performing Arts

WashU Dance Collective to perform

The Washington University Dance Collective, the resident dance company of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will present “Transcendence,” an evening of new and original choreography, April 4 and 5 in Edison Theatre.

Sociology

Refugees define success on their own terms, study finds

Refugees resettled in the U.S. often define success in ways that go far beyond economic self-sufficiency, according to a new study co-authored by WashU researchers. The study challenges long-held assumptions about what makes resettlement successful in the U.S.

Engineering

Agarwal to receive aerospace industry award

Ramesh Agarwal, the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, will receive the 2025 John J. Montgomery Award for Distinguished Innovation in Aerospace from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Appointments & Promotions

Lee named new head of ophthalmology and visual sciences

Aaron Y. Lee, MD, a leader in applying artificial intelligence to ophthalmology research and patient care, will head the John. F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at WashU Medicine.

St. Louis Region

Sustainable solutions

WashU is among 13 colleges participating in the Campus Compact EnviroCorps initiative, a federal AmeriCorps program to reduce waste, boost energy efficiency and protect natural resources. WashU’s EnviroCorps fellows are planting trees, weatherizing homes and donating items from the WashU Circularity Center to local nonprofits in need.

Medicine

Immune booster reduces secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

A clinical trial led by Richard S. Hotchkiss, MD, a professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has found that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with an immune-boosting protein reduces life-threatening secondary infections, a major cause of death in such patients.

Students

Simone Biles to give WashU’s 164th Commencement address

Simone Biles, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, will deliver the May 12 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Alzheimer's

Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementia

A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease developed by researchers at WashU Medicine and Lund University not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it has progressed.

Performing Arts

Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ and the Blood Moon Orchestra April 6

Composer and instrumentalist Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, celebrated for her “rippling blend of musical genres” (San Francisco Classical Voice), will join her ensemble, the Blood Moon Orchestra, for a recital Sunday, April 6. The performance will conclude WashU’s 2025 Great Artists Series.