WashU scientists help recover gases from Moon rocks

Led by physicist Alex Meshik in Arts & Sciences, Washington University scientists designed and built the device that NASA is using to extract gases from a lunar sample from the Apollo 17 mission.

Dirks to become director of Bauer Leadership Center

Kurt T. Dirks, vice chancellor for international affairs and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, has been appointed director of the George and Carol Bauer Leadership Center and senior adviser to the chancellor for leadership, effective July 1.

CDC director discusses COVID-19 pandemic lessons

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, an Arts & Sciences alumna and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visited WashU last week to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. She sat down with William G. Powderly, MD, for the conversation.

WashU Expert explains sanctions against Russia

The unprecedented scale and unanimity of the sanctions imposed on Russia have crippled its economy and represent a new form of economic warfare, according to Mark P. Taylor, dean of Olin Business School.

Notables

Ryan Bogdan, ​associate professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Psychological Association. Fellows have made “unusual and outstanding contributions or performance” in psychology.

Notables

Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine, has received the Early Career Award from the International Complement Society. The complement system is an important component of immunity.