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Appointments & Promotions

Board grants faculty appointments, tenure

Bosse and other details on the west facade of Brookings Hall.

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting May 1, a few faculty members were appointed, promoted or granted tenure.

Data & Computer Science

Model uses real image to train AI to look for fakes

Nathan Jacobs’ lab at WashU tackles detecting AI-generated images with the real thing.

Engineering

Light, genetics provide insight into arrhythmia’s effects on brain

WashU biomedical engineers used highly sensitive imaging in a mouse model to better understand arrhythmia’s effect on the brain.

Students

Park receives Horowitz Foundation grant

Soobin Park, doctoral candidate at the WashU Brown School, will receive a $10,000 grant from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy to support her PhD dissertation project on “dementia care deserts.”

St. Louis Region

WashU community invited to join Service Saturdays

WashU Serves has released volunteer dates and locations for Service Saturdays through 2026. These community volunteer days are open to WashU faculty, staff, students, alumni and all other community members.

Medicine

WashU Medicine faculty elected to Association of American Physicians

WashU Medicine pulmonologist Steven Brody and neurologists Jin-Moo Lee and Timothy Miller have been elected to the Association of American Physicians.

History & Education

ISP to explore AI, teacher professional learning

The WashU Institute for School Partnership has received a grant to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance the efficiency, reach and quality of instructional coaching while preserving human expertise and teacher agency.

Medicine

Genetically modified hookworms produce and deliver therapeutics

WashU Medicine researchers genetically modified hookworms to produce and deliver a therapeutic antibody inside a host, a proof-of-concept that could lead to long-lasting treatments for chronic disease or exposure to toxins in remote settings.

Mental Health

To reduce anxiety during pregnancy, make sleep a priority

WashU researchers have found connections between sleep disruption and perinatal anxiety.

Politics

Research explains Trump’s influence on primary contests

Research by Daniel Butler, a professor of political science in WashU Arts & Sciences, suggests that candidates aligned with President Trump are advancing, in part, because disappointed 2024 Republican voters are opting out of this year’s intraparty contests.