University welcomes largest, most diverse class in its history

Over the next two days, 1,994 first-year students will move onto the South 40. Among them: 17% are Pell Grant-eligible, 5% are international and 49% identify as students of color. Another vital stat: Nearly 100% are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Research to explore factors in cardiometabolic disease risk

With an $8.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), School of Medicine scientists will study how an individual’s risks of cardiometabolic diseases are influenced by the interaction of specific genes with demographic and lifestyle factors.

Cannabis use disorder: another COVID-19 risk factor

Findings from the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine suggest cannabis use disorder should be added to the list of COVID-19 risk factors.

WashU Experts weigh return-to-work plans

Hybrid work may be the future for many organizations post-pandemic, but there will be significant challenges to overcome — perhaps even more so than traditional in-person offices and fully remote work environments, Olin Business School researchers said.

Notables

Ting Y. Tao, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, has been named chief of the pediatric radiology section in the Department of Radiology. Tao also has assumed the role of radiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Notables

Rafia Zafar, professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has co-edited a special issue of the African American Review dedicated to pioneering writer, historian and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (pictured).

Research Wire

While most Israeli adults are vaccinated, 62% of parents are hesitant to vaccinate their 12- to 15-year-old children, finds a survey from the university’s Social Policy Institute.