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WashU Medicine to offer reproductive sciences master’s program

illustration of reproductive system, fetal development, preterm baby

WashU Medicine is launching a new master’s program in reproductive sciences. Students will complete a thesis project in one of WashU Medicine’s reproductive biology labs.

Space

NASA’s Europa Clipper prepares for launch

The Europa Clipper mission is the first to specifically target Jupiter’s ocean moon for detailed science investigation. In this Q&A, WashU’s William B. McKinnon, a science team member, describes what’s at stake when it launches next month.

Cancer Research

Bolton, Mullen recognized for innovation in clinical investigation

Kelly L. Bolton, MD, PhD (right), and Maggie Mullen, MD, both at WashU Medicine, have received grants from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation for their respective patient-oriented cancer research.

Students

Women’s Society accepting student proposals for funding

The Women’s Society of Washington University funding committee invites undergraduate students to submit funding requests for student-led projects that fit within the society’s mission and guidelines. The deadline is Oct. 18.

Obituaries

T.S. Park, professor of neurosurgery, 77

Tae Sung (T.S.) Park, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon who pioneered a surgical technique that improved the lives of thousands of children worldwide, died Aug. 31, 2024, while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 77.

Public Health

Local collaboration key to effective evidence-based training, study finds

Collaborating with public health departments and other agencies is key to reducing turnover among public health professionals and promoting health equity, found a new study led by Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan at the Brown School.

Finance

COVID-19 job losses impacted early withdrawal from retirement accounts

illustration of hand with coins, clock, "early withdrawal" note

Having a robust emergency savings fund could help people weather financial shocks, such as job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Performing Arts

Hotchner Festival presents two new plays

WashU playwrights Zach Berger and Frauke Thielecke will present world-premiere staged reading as part of the 2024 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival.

Public Health

Equity in public health: a focus on technology, workforce development

Sandro Galea, dean designate for Washington University in St. Louis’ planned School of Public Health, will provide a first look at his vision for the new school at the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference Oct. 21-22.

Awards & Notables

Durkee book named Best Edited Volume

“States, Firms, and Their Legal Fictions,” written by MJ Durkee, the William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law, was named Best Edited Volume by the American Branch of the International Law Association.