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25 Washington University members selected for medical honor society

The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at WashU Medicine has announced 25 inductees for its Class of 2024.

Students

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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Academics

Revamped academic integrity process begins

After two years of community input, WashU has streamlined the undergraduate academic integrity process. Dedicated staff in the Office of the Provost will help with student questions and faculty support, and an advisory board will review the overall process and serve on hearings.

Medicine

Strategy evaluated for boosting exercise capacity in heart failure patients

Close up of senior woman hands on the treadmill at gym. Elderly woman exercising on treadmill machine.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a clinical trial investigating whether inorganic nitrate can improve muscle function and exercise performance in patients with heart failure.

Awards & Notables

EST wins statewide award

The Missouri Public Health Association has awarded WashU’s Emergency Support Team the Group Merit Award for its significant contribution to public health in Missouri.

Students

Colleges work to increase voter turnout

Stephanie Kurtzman of WashU’s Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement explains how schools are preparing for the upcoming election and whether campus protests will impact student voting.

St. Louis Region

Weingarth selected for United Way board

Lisa Weingarth, senior advisor for St. Louis initiatives at WashU, has been appointed to the board of the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

Campus & Facilities

Universitywide blood drive next week

The Campus Y will host a universitywide blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 10, and Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Umrath Hall Lounge on the Danforth Campus. Donors can give blood from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Medicine

Adding anti-clotting drugs to stroke care ineffective, clinical trial finds

Opeolu Adeoye, MD, and Peter Panagos, MD, (right)

Opeolu Adeoye, MD, head of emergency medicine at WashU Medicine, led a national clinical trial that found two anti-coagulant medications are ineffective at improving post-treatment outcomes for stroke patients.

Medicine

Harnessing the immune system to heal spinal cord injuries

WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells.