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Missouri needs new plan to tackle opioid crisis

The people of Missouri deserve and should demand immediate change. Change of leadership. Change of plan. And change in attitude.

Students

Interning local: Universal experience, valuable skills

Going abroad for a semester or the summer is a great opportunity, but the perfect internship isn’t always found halfway around the globe. Sometimes, the perfect internship is right down the street. Here are three Washington University undergraduates who have found experience and opportunity right here in St. Louis.

Stern receives NSF grant to research geometric partial differential equations

Ari Stern, associate professor of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences, received a $212,640 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “Hybrid finite element methods for geometric partial differential equations.”

Wagenseil receives grant to study change in structure of the aorta’s walls

Jessica Wagenseil, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will study how change in the structure of the aorta’s wall may contribute to progression of an aneurysm with a three-year, $300,000 Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association. Genetics and other factors may cause the aorta, the body’s […]

Humanities & Society

Bugg elected fellow of Association for Psychological Science

Julie Bugg, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, was elected a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.

Jolliff and Fike receive NASA grants for research

Several faculty members in Arts & Sciences have received new or renewal grants recently from NASA for their research. Among them are: Bradley Jolliff, the Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, $539,932 from NASA/University of New Mexico to support his work with the University of New Mexico’s Consortium for the Advanced Analysis of Apollo Samples. David Fike, […]

Ling wins Powe Award for junior faculty

Fangqiong Ling, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

Awards & Notables

Sue and Jerry Schlichter receive Harris Award

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (left) presents the 2019 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award to Sue and Jerry Schlichter during a March 29 luncheon at the Saint Louis Club. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

To honor their support of the St. Louis community, Sue and Jerry Schlichter are the 2019 recipients of the Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award. Each year, a married couple is selected to receive this award.

East End Parking Facility now available

The East End Parking Facility has opened. Through Wednesday, July 31, employees with valid fiscal year 2019 red, yellow and ParkSmart permits can use the facility. Beginning Aug. 1, employees with a fiscal 2020 Zone 1 parking permit will have access to the garage, Parking and Transportation Services said.

Brozanski named pediatrics vice chair of quality and safety

Beverly S. Brozanski, MD, a national leader in neonatal medicine and safety protocols in pediatric patient care, has been named vice chair of quality and safety in the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine.