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10.28.24

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Appointments & Promotions

Board grants faculty tenure

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 27, numerous faculty members were granted tenure, effective that day.

St. Louis Region

CAPS helps veteran teachers thrive in high-need classrooms

The School of Continuing & Professional Studies, in collaboration with partner Teach St. Louis, is opening up its Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning program to veteran teachers who work in high-need classrooms.

Architecture

Ahrens, Vale, Van Dyck Murphy named Exhibit Columbus research fellows

Three faculty members from WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts — Chandler Ahrens, Constance Vale and Kelley Van Dyck Murphy — have been named University Design Research Fellows for the 2024-25 cycle of Exhibit Columbus.

Medicine

Optimizing labor induction focus of WashU Medicine grant

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, and Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD, at WashU Medicine, have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study contractions during labor induction.

Nutrition & Wellness

Beneficial gut microbe has surprising metabolic capabilities

structures of the bacterial version of a gut enzyme (left), and the human version

WashU Medicine researchers have discovered a gut bacterial enzyme with previously unknown metabolic capabilities that is associated with the growth benefits of a food therapy for malnourished children.

Awards & Notables

Carlen wins Association for Women in Science award

Biologist Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, received a 2024 Spark Award from the Association for Women in Science. The Spark Award highlights students or early-career leaders in STEM who are visible and vocal advocates for diversity and inclusive scientific practices.