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Obituary: Ari Berlin, medical school graduate, pediatric intern, 27

Ari Nachum Berlin, MD, a pediatric intern at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and a 2017 graduate of the School of Medicine, died Feb. 23 in St. Louis after a 2 ½-year battle with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. He was 27. A memorial service is planned Tuesday, March 6, on the Medical Campus.

Campus & Community

Trustees meet, hear from School of Medicine researchers

At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting held Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2, the trustees heard presentations from researchers at the School of Medicine and received a report from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton that included updates on admissions, athletics, construction, research and faculty honors and awards.

Green Carpet Awards honor sustainability leaders

The first cohort of Sustainability Leadership awardees was recognized at the Green Carpet Awards ceremony last month.

Medicine & Health

$6.8 million to fund research into Cantu syndrome, cardiovascular disease

Colin Nichols, the Carl F. Cori Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, has received a grant to study how the genetic mutations underlying Cantu syndrome are linked to cardiovascular disease.

Science & Technology

Simplifying samples

Using nanotechnology, a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has eliminated the need for refrigeration for biomarkers used in medical diagnostic testing. The researchers recently gave their new tech a real-world test by sending it through the mail.

Danforth Staff Council town hall planned March 13

The Danforth Staff Council will hold its spring 2018 town hall meeting from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum.

Campus & Community

Program to replace key administrative systems, standardize processes moves forward

Washington University in St. Louis soon will begin a multiyear effort to replace its aging human resources, finance and student information systems with a single, integrated system. When complete, faculty and staff will have improved access to the information needed to make daily and strategic decisions that advance the university’s teaching, research and patient care mission.

Haswell elected council delegate for AAAS

Elizabeth S. Haswell, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has been elected as a council delegate for biological sciences for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her term began Feb. 20.

Campus & Community

Obituary: Katrina Banks, of Office of Undergraduate Research, 31

Washington University in St. Louis faculty, staff and students are mourning the death of Katrina Banks, administrative coordinator for the Office of Undergraduate Research and a student in University College in Arts & Sciences. She was 31.