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Read an essay by Dr. Will Ross, who shares his thoughts on the 2016 election.

Samuel Achilefu, PhD, the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry and to The Optical Society. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub.

Samuel Achilefu, PhD, a scientist and inventor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been recognized as the first recipient of the Breast Cancer Research Program Distinguished Investigator Award, from the U.S. Department of Defense. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub.

Carol Camp Yeakey, a professor of education, of urban studies, of international and area studies, and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, has been named the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub.

Julian Mosley Jr. was the second African-American to graduate from Washington University School of Medicine, which had been in existence for more than 80 years when he received his medical degree in 1972. Ten years earlier, Dr. James L. Sweatt had been the first. Read the article on stlpublicradio.org.

Two medical students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been selected to receive mentored training with top biomedical scientists through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Program. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s News hub.  

This essay about police shootings of unarmed African American men was published in the St. Louis American on July 28, 2016.

Started by the School of Medicine, the clinic addresses health and social services for teens.  To read about the SPOT at Jennings High School, please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s News hub.

Because this region was the home of ancient burial mounds built by the Mississippian people almost a thousand years ago, Basmin asked Curious Louis what efforts are being made to help American Indians today reconnect with their heritage. For more, go to St. Louis Public Radio.

Will Ross, MD, MPH, associate dean for diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, writes about St. Louis infant death rates.