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Picus receives AMA radiology award

Daniel D. Picus, MD, a professor of radiology and of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the American Medical Association Radiology Current Procedural Terminology Burgess Gordon Memorial Award.
Humanities & Society

WashU Expert: Mississippi ‘religious freedom’ bill unconstitutional

On April 5, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law House Bill 1523, a controversial “religious freedom” bill, which says that the state government cannot punish public employees, social service providers and businesses that refuse to provide services to people because of a religious opposition. The law is unconstitutional, said Elizabeth Sepper, associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.

School of Law honors distinguished alumni

The School of Law will celebrate the outstanding achievements of five individuals on April 7 at its 43rd annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner.
Humanities & Society

New book explores Ferguson’s fault lines

Kimberly Norwood
The August 2014 death of unarmed Michael Brown at the hands of a police officer captivated the nation and touched off a heated debate about the nature of law enforcement in the United States. A new book edited by Washington University in St. Louis’ Kimberly Norwood explores the underlying fault lines that cracked and gave rise to the eruption in Ferguson, Mo.
Medicine & Health

Surgeons test technology with potential to expand lung transplant donor pool

A lung transplant patient receiving treatment.
As part of a clinical trial at the School of Medicine, lung transplant surgeons are evaluating whether a sophisticated device can recondition subpar donor lungs to make the organs suitable for transplant. The device has potential to expand the number of donor lungs that can be transplanted, potentially helping the 1,480 patients currently waiting for lung transplants.

Math department nabs two postdoctoral fellows

Two mathematics researchers, Irina Holmes and James Pascoe, will spend time at Washington University in St. Louis as recipients of the National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences, a highly competitive award.

Who Knew WashU? 4.6.16

Question: In recognition of Earth Day this month, we have another environmental trivia question: What percentage of the 1 million pounds of artificial turf removed in the 2012 renovation of Francis Field ended up in landfills? A) 35 percent B) 70 percent C) 9 percent D) 0 percent
Campus & Community

Relay For Life ‘connects us all’

Students walk in Relay for Life
Some 1,200 Washington University students, faculty and staff will gather at Francis Field Saturday Saturday, April 9, for Relay For Life, a 12-hour benefit for the American Cancer Society. For members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the event offers an opportunity to honor a fraternity brother who died of cancer.

IDEA Labs Demo Day to be held April 25

RSVP to attend the IDEA Labs Demo Day at 6 p.m. April 25. Students from the Medical and Danforth campuses will demonstrate prototypes for inventions they created to solve health-care problems.