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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

Catalano and Mitra receive grant to study chlorate as an oxidant on the Martian surface

Jeffrey Catalano, professor of earth and planetary sciences, and Kaushik Mitra, graduate student in earth and planetary sciences, both in Arts & Sciences, received $123,950 from NASA-FINESST for a project titled “Chlorate as an Fe and Mn oxidant on the Martian surface.”

Campus & Community

Building ‘Momentum’

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 […]

Campus & Community

MEDIA ADVISORY: Andrew Martin’s inauguration as 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis

Andrew D. Martin, who began his chancellorship June 1, 2019, will be inaugurated as the 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Brookings Quadrangle. During his inaugural address, Martin will announce a new transformative university initiative focused on affordability and access.

Brestoff receives prestigious medical scientists award

Obesity expert Jonathan R. Brestoff, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a 2019 Career Award for Medical Scientists from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to biomedical science through research and education.

Science & Technology

The importance of collagen fibers in health

Engineers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University have shown that the length of collagen fibers has a role to play in the ability of normal cells to become invasive.

Staff Council town hall planned Oct. 14

The Danforth Staff Council will hold its fall town hall meeting from 2-4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at Edison Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center. Hear updates on human resources issues, MyDay and more.