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Campus & Community

Newly inaugurated Chancellor Andrew D. Martin makes ‘WashU Pledge’

Brookings Hall
Today, as he was inaugurated as Washington University in St. Louis’ 15th chancellor, Andrew D. Martin announced the WashU Pledge, a bold new financial aid program that will provide a free undergraduate education to incoming, full-time Missouri and southern Illinois students who are Pell Grant-eligible or from families with annual incomes of $75,000 or less.

Janetka receives NIH grant to study inhibitors of pro-HGF activation

Jim Janetka, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine, received a one-year SBIR grant award totaling $299,972 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Inhibitors of pro-HGF activation overcome resistance to anti-EGFR therapy.”
Campus & Community

East End Transformation dedicated

east end dedication
A sweeping campus planning, design and construction project has transformed the Danforth Campus two years after the start of construction. The largest capital project in the university’s recent history, the East End Transformation was officially dedicated Oct. 2.
Medicine & Health

Uncommon weight-loss surgery best for reducing diabetes risk

One of the most frequently performed weight-loss surgeries in the world — Roux-en-Y gastric bypass — is effective, but another procedure rarely performed in the U.S. appears to be more effective at eliminating type 2 diabetes in patients with obesity. A study from the School of Medicine explains why.

How dishonesty drains you

Our research implies that even small acts of dishonesty can go a long way, leaving ripple effects that may undermine a fundamental building block of our humanity: social connection.
Campus & Community

What’s with the tam?

A tam is the distinctive head covering typically worn in academic celebrations. Here’s a look at the specially designed custom tams created for the inauguration of Andrew D. Martin by Meredith Liu, a senior fashion major in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Campus & Community

Building ‘Momentum’

Brookings Hall with Momentum lights
Tomorrow’s inauguration of Andrew D. Martin as 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis is a time-honored academic tradition, and will be a day of celebration and fanfare. Here’s everything you need to know.

Bai publishes discovery on roadblocks to building smaller lithium ion batteries

Last year, Peng Bai, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, published research in which he discovered that one of the main roadblocks to building smaller lithium ion batteries was actually three separate roadblocks. Now, Bai has received a $397,214 grant from the National Science Foundation to better understand these roadblocks, which can […]