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WashU Expert: Soleimani killing likely unlawful

Many questions remain following the Jan. 3 death of Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s potential retaliation. Chief among them: Was the strike legal? “Unless there is much more to the story than meets the eye, the answer seems to be no,” said Leila Sadat, director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute and an expert on international criminal law.

Cavalli receives award to explore regeneration of eye cells to prevent blindness

Valeria Cavalli, professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine, received a $300,000 Stein Innovation Award from Research to Prevent Blindness to explore ways to support the survival or regeneration of cells in the eye in order to prevent blindness caused by glaucoma.

Politics

Border walls obstruct legal trade by one-third, ‘divert’ illegal trade

Political scientist David Carter co-authored a study of more than 50 barriers erected around the world, most of which have emerged since 2001. He and his co-author at the University of Chicago found that legal trade plummets up to 31% as a result of constructing a wall between two neighboring countries.

Campus & Community

Obituary: William Tao, emeritus trustee, 102

William Kwang-Yeh Tao, an emeritus trustee of Washington University, died Dec. 17, 2019, in Franklin, Tenn. He was 102. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, in Graham Chapel.

Ibanez receives grant to study products associated with Alzheimer’s found in blood

Laura Ibanez, a postdoctoral research associate in neurogenetics and informatics in the laboratory of Carlos Cruchaga at the School of Medicine, has received a $281,370 grant from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation to study gene products associated with Alzheimer’s disease that can be found in the blood. The project will use next-generation sequencing to measure gene products known as […]

Hogan elected officer of American Epilepsy Society

R. Edward Hogan, MD, professor of neurology and head of the Adult Epilepsy Section at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected second vice president of the American Epilepsy Society. In 2022, he will become the organization’s president.

Business & Entrepreneurship

David Karandish: 5 Encouragements for Entrepreneurs

David Karandish, founder of Capacity, wearing a blue t-shrt and black jacket and smiling broadly.

Alumnus and tech giant David Karandish, BSCS ‘05, knows what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

Two School of Medicine students named to Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ lists

Two students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named top young entrepreneurs by Forbes magazine.

Scientists at School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center receive grant for method of detecting prostrate cancer

Three scientists at the School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center will receive $600,000 in funding over two years for their innovative approach to detecting a type of advanced prostate cancer. A test exists that detects resistant tumors in metastatic prostate cancer patients; however, the funding from the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Research Fund is meant to […]

Got a resolution for the New Year? Here’s a statistician’s advice on how to keep it

Resolutions are a chance to move forward with some positive change in your life but if you’re going to do it be one of the people that succeeds. Make a specific resolution, make it a small resolution and if possible, get a buddy to do it with you.