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Physicist Kelton awarded $1.5M for fluid study on space station

Kenneth F. Kelton, the Arthur Holly Compton Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences, won a five-year grant from NASA to study fundamental fluid processes in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station.

Students

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Obituaries

Allen Sclaroff, professor of clinical otolaryngology, 75

Allen Sclaroff, DDS, professor of clinical otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine, died Aug. 18 in St. Louis, following complications of multiple myeloma. He was 75.

Campus & Facilities

Whittemore House reopens for lunch

The Whittemore House at Washington University is reopening for indoor dining during lunch starting Monday, Sept. 13.

Appointments & Promotions

Wrighton appointed interim president of George Washington University

Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor emeritus and the James and Mary Wertsch Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Washington University, has been appointed interim president of George Washington University.

Engineering

‘First-in-class’ tool for potential treatment of brain disorders

Biomedical engineer Hong Chen at the McKelvey School of Engineering will use a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to find noninvasive tools to treat the brain.

Media Advisory: Washington University students plant flags in honor of 9/11

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, members of the Washington University College Republicans will plant 2,977 flags — one for each victim of the deadly attacks — on the Danforth Campus’ Mudd Field beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10.

Awards & Notables

Study on WashU partnerships in China wins 2020 Best Article Award

The China Journal of Social Work has honored an international team of scholars with the 2020 Best Article award for their study on the rebirth of social work in mainland China. The team includes scholars from Washington University’s Center for Social Development, Saint Louis University, Peking University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Biology

Biologist Bose awarded Anant Fellowship for Climate Action

Arpita Bose in Arts & Sciences, whose research is connected to carbon sequestration and sustainable bioproduction, was selected to participate in the Anant Fellowship for Climate Action, a global program for climate change “solutionaries.”

St. Louis Region

Brown School partners with STL mayor’s office to ‘transform’ public safety

The Brown School is partnering with the city of St. Louis in an innovative new program aimed at hiring social workers and public health professionals to intervene in nonviolent situations such as mental-health crises as an alternative to the criminal justice system.