Young alumni take the lead

From left: Alexa Greenberg, AB ’18; Danielle Carley, BSBA ’18; Allison Swimmer, AB ’17; Sara Bernstein, BSBA ’18; enjoy the New York Young Alumni Gala at Capitale in the Bowery, Sept. 6, 2019. (Photo: Jennifer Weisbord, BFA ’92)
Many cities around the globe boast robust young alumni populations whose members are collaborating with WashU staff to organize activities tailored to alumni interests.

Predicting chaos using aerosols and AI

Using aerosols as ground truth, researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a deep learning method that accurately simulates chaotic trajectories — from the spread of poisonous gas to the path of foraging animals.

No clear path for Golden Rice to reach consumers

Heralded as a genetically modified crop with the potential to save millions of lives, Golden Rice has just been approved as safe for human and animal consumption by regulators in the Philippines. But a new study by Glenn Davis Stone, professor of sociocultural anthropology and environmental studies in Arts & Sciences, finds that most families affected by Vitamin A deficiency can’t grow Golden Rice themselves, and most commercial farmers won’t grow it either.

Gallardo receives NIH grant to study anti-tau intrabodies

Gilbert Gallardo, assistant professor of neurology at the School of Medicine, received a five-year, $1.96 million grant from the National Institute On Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Engineering anti-tau intrabodies that reduce tauopathy by either the proteasome, lysosome, or chaperone mediated autophagy.”

Laine selected as a St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honoree

Shannon Laine
Shannon Laine, an adjunct instructor in the nonprofit management master’s program in University College at Washington University in St. Louis, was selected as a 2020 St. Louis Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree. Laine, president and CEO of HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum St. Louis, also is a graduate of the master’s program.