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Five myths about vaccines

Amid today’s pandemic, as many eagerly await a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, here are five myths about this medical innovation.

Public Health

On the front lines in fight against COVID-19

In the COVID-19 wards of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where Washington University physicians are fighting an exhausting battle against a new, baffling and sometimes lethal disease with the help of the hospital’s nurses, other medical professionals and support staff.

Economy

Protests haven’t hurt Hong Kong’s status as global financial center

A new paper by an East Asia and international business expert in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that Hong Kong’s status as a leading global financial center is secure for multiple reasons, despite prolonged protesting. China’s government will continue to support it; Hong Kong’s financial networks possess extraordinary scale and sophistication; and no viable alternative center has emerged to challenge Hong Kong as the Asia-Pacific leader. Meyer, a senior lecturer in management, puts forth his arguments in “The Hong Kong protests will not undermine it as a leading global financial centre,” published online in April in Area Development and Policy.

St. Louis Region

University community members sew masks to help protect St. Louisans

Sewing machine and partially-completed masks

Washington University faculty, staff and students are contributing to a project to create fabric masks for campus members and others in St. Louis to wear when they need to leave their homes during the pandemic.

Backus to receive Lifetime Achievement in Safety Award

Bruce Backus, assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety at Washington University in St. Louis, will receive the Lifetime Achievement in Safety Award from BLR (Business & Legal Resources) for his three decades as a leader in improving safety and environmental performance.

Wysession named editor of new journal

Michael Wysession, professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, recently was appointed editor-in-chief of Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, a new peer-reviewed journal from the American Geophysical Union.

The 2020 Census must count us all – including every black male

Sheltering in place, black households have a unique window of opportunity to surpass the 2010 Census completion rate of less than 60% for the City of St. Louis.

Awards & Notables

Mutonya awarded Carnegie African Diaspora fellowship

Mungai Mutonya, teaching professor of African and African American studies in Arts & Sciences, has received a fellowship from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.

Campus & Community

Washington University begins planning for fall

As the region, nation and world continue to navigate the evolving circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington University has begun mobilizing its efforts in preparation for the fall semester, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

St. Louis Region

A spring like no other

The spring semester at Washington University was not supposed to end like this — with empty labs and remote classrooms; canceled traditions and idle walkways; scattered friends and electronic colleagues. But the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) changed everything. Here’s a look at the many ways Washington University responded in the first uncertain weeks of a new reality.