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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.

St. Louis Region

WashU partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri to support students

WashU has launched a new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri to support high school students in the organization’s Big Futures college readiness initiative.

Climate & Environment

WashU scientists uncover hidden source of snow melt: dark brown carbon

horses grazing in the shadow of the Tibetan mountain ranges

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering are the first to quantify the effect of dark brown carbon on snow melt.

Aging

Self-employment tied to lower health in China

Older Chinese people who transition from wage earners to self-employment report lower self-rated health than those remaining in waged jobs, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Academics

Students take part in Arabic debate competition

A team of WashU undergraduate students recently competed in regional and national Arabic debate competitions.

Campus & Facilities

Board of Trustees establishes ad hoc committee to review policies, procedures on maintaining an open campus

The Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis is establishing an ad hoc committee to review university policies and guidelines governing on-campus protests and demonstrations. Emeritus Trustee William B. Pollard III is chair of the committee.

Engineering

Janie Brennan

Trained as an engineer, Janie Brennan, a senior lecturer at the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering, now builds courses instead of machines. She’s using her classroom to peel away systemic and cultural barriers to engineering.

Obituaries

Bill Smith, former associate vice chancellor, 80

Bill Smith, a longtime employee and former associate vice chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. He was 80.