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Brown School community members honored

Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of the Brown School Mary McKay in her home The People's House. James Byard/Washington University

Members of the Brown School community, including Dean Mary McKay, were honored with awards from the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy at the 5th Annual Social Work Day on the Hill in March.

University recognized for supporting women at work

Washington University in St. Louis has been named a Women in the Workplace honoree by the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis for creating a workplace where women can thrive.

Marketing

WashU Expert: Could Burger King vegan burger be next McDonald’s salad?

The idea of a plant-based patty being tested by Burger King makes business sense, if not health sense, to Washington University in St. Louis researchers who have studied the fast-food marketplace.

Carter receives ADA grant to study prenatal care for women at high risk for diabetes

Ebony Carter, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, won a $1.625 million five-year Pathway to Stop Diabetes® grant from the American Diabetes Association. Carter will use the funding for her clinical research project, titled “Targeted lifestyle change group prenatal care for obese women at high risk for gestational […]

Chemistry

‘Featherweight oxygen’ discovery opens window on nuclear symmetry

Researchers in Arts & Sciences have discovered and characterized a new form of oxygen dubbed “featherweight oxygen” — the lightest-ever version of the familiar chemical element oxygen, with only three neutrons to its eight protons.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 4.1.19

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Morris lab among finalists in biomedical research competition

Developmental biologist Samantha Morris, at the School of Medicine, and her lab have developed a cellular tracking system. Watch a video to learn about the work, which is among the finalists in the STAT Madness competition. Vote online in the semifinal round through Tuesday.

Medicine & Health

‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers

Mistakes in DNA are known to drive cancer growth. But a new study, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, heavily implicates a genetic phenomenon commonly known as “jumping genes” in the growth of tumors.

Errando receives NASA grant to develop polymer actuators for X-ray optics

Manel Errando, research scientist and lecturer in physics in Arts & Sciences, received a $363,000 award from NASA in support of developing thin-film polymer actuators for high-resolution X-ray optics.

Parai receives grant to analyze noble gas isotopes in geological samples

Rita Parai, assistant professor of geochemistry in Arts & Sciences, received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration for a project titled “Seeing through the fission: Multi-modal analyses of actinides and noble gas isotopes in geological samples.”