Immune cell map uncovers how individual aging trajectories diverge
In Brief A study shows that the ratio of two white blood cell types can predict unhealthy aging. In older adults, a greater proportion of certain cells foretold chronic disease and death a decade...
View ArticleWashU seeks Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement
WashU faculty and staff are invited to join a universitywide effort to earn the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, a designation that recognizes higher education institutions that embed...
View Article‘Edward E. Boccia: Painter of Nightmares and Dreams’
In Brief Painter Edward E. Boccia taught at WashU for 35 years. A new book takes an in-depth look at Boccia’s life and career. A new exhibition will feature dozens of paintings, some never-before...
View ArticleFreezing out tumors
When Heather Garrett, MD, sees a good idea, she wastes no time in pursuing it. Four years ago, a colleague suggested that Garrett, an associate professor at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of...
View ArticleStrong reading skills may help teens resist misinformation
In Brief Stronger reading skills help teens better spot misinformation, which is especially important for lower-income students. The study found that many high school students share false information...
View ArticleWashU Leadership Week expands programming, partnerships
The George and Carol Bauer Leaders Academy was founded on the belief that everyone, regardless of rank or role, can be a leader. That philosophy is reflected in the broad range of offerings planned...
View ArticleNew building blocks expand functions of photonic chips
In Brief WashU researchers are expanding what photonic chips can do by adding ultrathin crystalline materials as “photonic Legos.” These ultrathin films can be placed directly wherever their special...
View Article‘It’s up to us to be advocates, healers, make connections’
At WashU Medicine, students train alongside many of the nation’s leading physicians and physician-scientists, supported by faculty educators dedicated to preparing them to become the next generation...
View ArticleWashU research helped shape important step with Trump Accounts
In Brief Center for Social Development research provided evidence supporting automatic enrollment in the federal child account policy. Researchers translated that evidence into policy recommendations...
View ArticleAmazon’s smart glasses raise privacy concerns
In Brief Amazon’s camera-equipped glasses for delivery drivers raise concerns about privacy and constant surveillance, says WashU law professor Neil Richards. Richards warns about the normalization of...
View ArticleIconic illustrator Mary Engelbreit donates collection to WashU Libraries
In Brief Mary Engelbreit has donated 120 original illustrations, along with books, consumer products and magazine mockups, to WashU Libraries. The collection highlights Engelbreit’s five-decade career...
View ArticleHow technology is reshaping violence — and what can be done about it
In Brief Digital technologies and generative AI are changing how violence and abuse are perpetrated, allowing harm to spread faster. WashU violence researchers say that many of the underlying dynamics...
View ArticleWashU-led team wins $4M DARPA grant to improve fuel injector design
In Brief A $4.25 million grant from DARPA will fund research on fuel injectors. The work could be used to design better advanced aircraft and defense technology. The research will help further...
View ArticleBook bans limit children’s understanding of themselves and the world
In Brief Book bans harm children by limiting stories reflecting their identities, cultures and histories, while reducing opportunities to understand others’ experiences. Targeted removals can...
View ArticleUnited Way launches annual campaign
WashU volunteers collected 1,700 pounds of trash during Public Lands Day in September. Since its launch, WashU volunteers have supported the Urban League of St. Louis, Food Outreach, Love the Lou and...
View ArticleSeries to explore practice of citizenship
This fall, the WashU John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics will offer “The Practice of Citizenship,” a series of events that examines how people understand and inhabit citizenship, from...
View ArticleWashU Arboretum holds free tours and events
In Brief WashU hosts free public tours of its nationally recognized arboretum, showcasing iconic trees, fall colors and biodiversity. The Danforth Campus is home to 7,300 trees, including nearly every...
View Article$11.7 million from NIH supports research on inflammation in blood cancers
In Brief The NIH has awarded WashU Medicine an $11.7 million grant to study how inflammation drives myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of blood cancers at high risk of progressing to acute myeloid...
View ArticleBlocking immune cells’ path into brain limits neurodegeneration
In Brief A drug blocked immune cells from entering the brains of mice, reducing damage caused by a protein called tau that accumulates in the brain in Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative...
View ArticleWild crabapples have genetic potential to improve domestic varieties
In Brief New research highlights genetic potential in wild species of crabapples to breed more resilient domestic varieties. Biologist Ben Mansfeld and collaborators sequenced the genomes of more than...
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