Minton appointed vice chancellor for technology, CIO

Jessie Minton, vice provost and chief information officer at the University of Oregon, has been appointed vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer at Washington University, effective April 15, according to Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor for administration.

University joins effort to advance data science in Africa

Researchers at Washington University are receiving one of 19 grant awards that will support data science research and training activities in Africa. The researchers will focus on developing new training programs in health data science in Rwanda.

Psychotic-like experiences tied to impairment in youth

Research from the lab of Deanna Barch shows that youth who indicate they have persistent, distressing psychotic-like episodes show impairment in a variety of areas.

How distance from care affects cancer outcomes

In a seemingly counterintuitive finding, young adults diagnosed with central nervous system tumors might have better survival rates the farther they live from care, finds a new Brown School study.

Machine learning leads to better-quality images

A team of researchers led by Song Hu at the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a two-step “denoising” technique for photoacoustic microscopy, which allows researchers to see tiny vessels in the body.

Notables

Sam Bhayani, MD, a highly regarded urologic oncologist and researcher, has been named to lead the Division of Urologic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine.

Notables

Molly Metzger, senior lecturer at the Brown School, has been named one of this year’s Hedy Epstein Memorial Open Door Awards honorees by the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council.

Research Wire

Stacey L. Rentschler, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine received a four-year $2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Announcements

Parking team provides December update

The Parking and Transportation team provides year-end updates, including a management system update Dec. 8-15, details on sharing rides for winter break and more.