Purnell named ‘Person of the Year’ by St. Louis American

Jason Q. Purnell, assistant professor in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and project director of For the Sake of All, the groundbreaking initiative on the health and well-being of African-Americans in St. Louis, was named the 2016 “Person of the Year” by The St. Louis American. To read more visit the […]

Sparking Curiosity (Links to an external site)

The decibel and excitement levels were considerably higher than usual as students huddled over preserved human hearts during biology class at Vashon High School in St. Louis. A visiting Teaching Team — made up of graduate and medical students from Washington University’s Young Scientist Program (YSP) — led the hands-on demonstration. To read more visit […]

A message from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (Links to an external site)

On university campuses across the country, concerns have been raised about the potential for changes in federal immigration law and policy that could impact the treatment of undocumented students. Though no formal proposals have been announced, we know this uncertainty is generating heightened anxiety for many in our community. To read more please visit Washington […]

Blanchard receives teaching award

Melvin Blanchard, MD, a professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and program director of the internal medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, has received a 2017 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub

Achilefu named to chemistry, optical societies (Links to an external site)

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.

Achilefu receives inaugural breast cancer research award (Links to an external site)

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.

Camp Yeakey named Marshall S. Snow Professor

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.

Two medical students named Howard Hughes fellows

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.