Can changes in driving habits predict cognitive decline?

Researchers at the School of Medicine have received three grants totaling more than $10 million to study the factors that contribute to deterioration in driving skills in older adults and to determine ways to identify those whose driving skills have begun to decline.

Exceptional students, exceptional admissions cycle

The 33,634 applications have been reviewed. The 4,374 admission decisions have been released. And now — on campus and online — the university is making its final pitch to prospective students.

Flory appointed to lead marketing, communications

Julie Hail Flory, interim vice chancellor for public affairs at Washington University, has been appointed vice chancellor for marketing and communications, effective April 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Spring flowers are blooming earlier; it might confuse bees

More species are blooming at the same time than in the past. Matthew Austin, biodiversity postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative, is studying how changes in flower timing affect ecological and evolutionary dynamics of pollination systems.

Announcements

Flags lowered in memory of Colorado victims

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Saturday, March 27, as a mark of respect for those killed in the shooting March 22 in Boulder, Colo.

Announcements

Second round opens for race, ethnicity cluster hire

Schools and departments on the Danforth Campus are invited to submit a second round of proposals to hire faculty members whose research area focuses on race and ethnicity, the Office of the Provost announced. The deadline is May 1.

Notables

Washington University has been named a top place for women to work in the annual “Women in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard.” The scorecard recognizes companies in the St. Louis region that show a strong commitment to women through measurable outcomes, key policies and best practices.

Notables

Michal Grinstein-Weiss, the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and director of the Social Policy Institute, spoke in March at the civil society forum of the United Nations session on the Commission on the Status of Women.