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Obituary: Barbara G. Pickard, professor emerita in Arts & Sciences, 83

Barbara G. Pickard, professor emerita of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Dec. 6, 2019, in St. Louis from complications related to hip surgery. She was 83.

Campus & Community

Obituary: Carla Aichs, police department dispatcher

Carla Aichs, a dispatcher with the Washington University Police Department, died suddenly Jan. 15, 2020.

Medicine

Noise-induced hearing loss blocked with drug compound

Studying mice, researchers at the School of Medicine and their colleagues have shown that a drug compound can block damage caused by too much glutamate signaling, raising the possibility of medication that prevents noise-induced hearing loss.

Washington University maintains Tree Campus USA status

Washington University in St. Louis has again earned Tree Campus USA status from the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 2.3.20

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Reminder of key university policies

To ensure broad communication, certain key university policies are published annually in The Record. These policies are intended to promote and support a positive working and learning environment. The policies also are available on the Human Resources website.

Campus & Community

New partnership streamlines hiring process for LaunchCode grads

Training, and retaining, tech talent is essential to St. Louis’ continued economic growth. A new partnership between Washington University in St. Louis and the nonprofit organization LaunchCode makes the transition from apprentice to full-time employee at the university easier for LaunchCode graduates.

Physical Sciences

Ultra-high energy events key to study of ghost particles

Bhupal Dev, assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, proposes a new way to leverage data from ultra-high energy neutrinos from large neutrino telescopes such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica.

Update on novel coronavirus

The administration at Washington University is tracking developments with the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, and has provided an update to the university community. There are no confirmed cases at the university.

Rodebaugh named APS fellow

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has named Thomas Rodebaugh, professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, an APS Fellow.