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Law

Public interest law series speakers lined up

The 26th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series kicks off Sept. 6 with a lecture on reproductive justice by Kim Mutcherson of Rutgers University.

Awards & Notables

Wahl honored for leadership in nuclear medicine and imaging

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging recently presented the 2024 Minoshima-Pappas Transformative Leadership Award to Richard Wahl, MD, a professor of radiology and of radiation oncology at WashU Medicine.

Chemistry

Heemstra speaks about elevating scientific discovery at chemistry meeting

Jennifer M. Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry and chair of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at WashU, delivered a keynote address at the American Chemistry Society fall meeting in Denver.

Alzheimer's

Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease

WashU Medicine experts in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) find that MS patients are less likely to have amyloid plaques than adults without MS.

Appointments & Promotions

Samuels named director of sustainable design, environmental justice

Linda C. Samuels, a professor and chair of urban design in WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has been named the school’s inaugural director of sustainable design and environmental justice.

Campus & Facilities

WUPD launches texting service to gather feedback

In an effort to better serve the WashU community, the Washington University Police Department is sending text message surveys after some service calls. The surveys are short and voluntary, said WUPD chief Angela Coonce.

Climate & Environment

Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

Biologists in Arts & Sciences have found new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes.

Awards & Notables

Halvorsen elected to officer role with Gerontological Society of America

Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been elected vice chair of the Gerontological Society of America’s Social Research, Policy and Practice section.

Awards & Notables

Fort Neuroscience Research Building earns LEED Gold

The Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building at WashU Medicine has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Awards & Notables

Vedantham honored for innovation in interventional radiology

Suresh Vedantham, MD, a professor of radiology and of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the 2024 Leader in Innovation Award by the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation.