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Improving nuclear detection with new chip power

A cross-disciplinary team of chemists and physicists in Arts & Sciences is building a better computer chip to improve detection and surveillance for the illegal transport of nuclear materials at U.S. borders. The work is part of a new, five-year, $10 million collaboration in low-energy nuclear science led by Texas A&M University.

Sicard recognized by vascular surgery society

Gregorio Sicard, MD, a professor emeritus of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Vascular Surgery. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the society each year.

Medicine & Health

New approach to developing antidepressants

School of Medicine researchers are trying a different approach to alleviate depression. Using CRISPR technology, the scientists have been able to target a different type of receptor in the brain that may be aided by natural mood-boosting substances.

Stark awarded a 2018 Barlow Commission

Christopher Stark, assistant professor of music in Arts & Sciences, has won a 2018 General Composer Commission from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University.

Humanities & Society

WashU Expert: Transgender candidate’s gubernatorial nomination opportunity to learn

Christine Hallquist became the first transgender candidate to be nominated for a governorship by a major party when she won Vermont’s Democratic primary Aug. 14. The nomination marks a seismic shift in the social culture of our nation, says an expert on transgender adults at Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 8.15.18

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Campus & Community

Obituary: Joseph J. Billadello, director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, 65

Joseph J. Billadello, MD, professor of medicine and director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at the School of Medicine, died Aug. 8 in St. Louis following a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 65.

Arts & Culture

Changing how buildings are made

Kinga Pabjan, project manager for Team WashU at the 2018 Solar Decathlon China, discusses Lotus House, 3D printing and the future of sustainable design.

Campus & Community

Africa initiative seeks campus input

Washington University’s Africa initiative is asking faculty members to offer ideas and input through a new online survey.

Is there an opioid overdose on board?

Next time when they ask “is there a doctor on board?,” and a patient exhibits symptoms of an overdose, I can only hope that not only will the plane be prepared, but so will the doctor and the other passengers.