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Leading the way

Washington University in St. Louis is being recognized nationally for its institution-wide sustainability efforts: the school recently earned a gold STARS rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Jennings named chief of musculoskeletal radiology

Jack W. Jennings, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiology, has been named chief of musculoskeletal radiology for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

Washington University represented at University Alliance of the Silk Road meeting

This summer, representatives from Washington University took part in an executive council meeting of the University Alliance of the Silk Road, held at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) in China. A member institution of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, XJTU is a key strategic international partner for Washington University.

Campus & Community

Welcoming the Class of 2022

The Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2022 arrived on the Danforth Campus South 40 with mini-fridges, duvet covers and big hopes for their new home. But they weren’t alone. They were joined by new faculty fellows Jeff Zacks and Lerone Martin.

Campus & Community

Obituary: J. Russell Little, professor emeritus of medicine, 87

J. Russell Little, MD, professor emeritus of medicine, died Aug. 18 in St. Louis following a long illness. He was 87. Little was on the faculty at the School of Medicine from 1964 to 2005.

Urban Meyer’s mild sanctions: A study in tone-deafness, inconsistency and power of gridiron dollars

When leaders in collegiate athletics receive this kind of pass, it is especially discouraging … given that their broad charge is to set examples of trust, honesty and integrity for the influential student-athletes who they are supposed to oversee and provide guidance.

Medicine & Health

Alzheimer’s one day may be predicted during eye exam

Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors’ offices, School of Medicine researchers have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer’s in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.

Medicine & Health

Natural sugar defends against metabolic syndrome, in mice

New School of Medicine research, in mice, indicates that a natural sugar called trehalose blocks glucose from the liver and activates a gene that boosts insulin sensitivity, reducing the chance of developing diabetes.

Will you go back to school with me?

Back-to-school season is a great time to remember the value of education. Education is foundational to our lives – it broadens employment options, increases earnings potential, makes us better citizens and voters and even improves our health.

Medicine & Health

Lasers help fight deadly brain tumors

A research team at the School of Medicine has found that laser treatment designed to destroy the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma can add an average of two months to a patient’s life, compared with chemotherapy. The increase is small but meaningful for people who have only months left to live.