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Medicine & Health

Bhayani named Holekamp Family Chair in Urology ​​​

Sam Bhayani, MD, who recently was appointed chief medical officer of the Faculty Practice Plan at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named the Holekamp Family Chair in Urology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) and the School of Medicine. The honor recognizes his leadership in collaborative research aimed at developing better standards of care and outcomes for patients.
Campus & Community

2016-17 tuition, board and fees announced

Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will be $48,950 for the 2016-17 academic year — a $1,650 increase over the 2015-16 current academic tuition of $47,300, announced Amy B. Kweskin, vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer. As with last year, when the percentage increase was the university’s lowest in 47 years, the percentage increase remains at 3.5 percent.
Biology

The secret life of bee genes

Bees in a honeycomb
Genes inherited from mothers (matrigenes) and fathers (patrigenes) usually work harmoniously in the offspring. However, kin selection theory predicts these genes may be in conflict in interactions among relatives in which they are unequally represented (half-siblings). In honey bees, patrigenes are predicted to favor daughters that lay eggs themselves rather than remaining sterile and rearing their half-sisters’ offspring. An experimental test bears out this prediction.

Zhang honored for research

Fuzhong Zhang
Fuzhong Zhang, PhD, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, recently was honored with the 2016 Daniel I.C. Wang Award from the journal Biotechnology & Bioengineering.

Staff/faculty day with Bears basketball is Saturday

Bears basketball Staff/Faculty and Family Day will be Saturday, Jan. 9, against the University of Chicago. The No. 11-ranked women’s team tips off at 1 p.m. at the Field House, followed by the men’s game at 3 p.m. Admission is free.