Paré named associate vice chancellor for career development, education

Rebekah Paré has been appointed associate vice chancellor for career development and education, effective Aug. 15, announced Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs. She joins WashU from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Giving metal to microbes could reduce greenhouse gas

Collaborative research from the labs of Daniel Giammar, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Jeffrey Catalano, in Arts & Sciences, finds a lack of available metals may be responsible for more nitrous oxide than previously thought.

Suicides less common in states with Medicaid expansion

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that although there have been steady increases in the number of people nationwide who die by suicide, such increases have slowed in states that have implemented Medicaid expansion.

Eliot Society members gather for final annual dinner

The William Greenleaf Eliot Society held its 53rd and final annual dinner this spring in honor of Washington University’s group of committed supporters. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin presented the Search Award to James and Elizabeth McDonnell.

Research Wire

The School of Medicine has received $50,000 from Healthy Blue Missouri to support The SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Teens) at Jennings Senior High School.

Research Wire

Jian Wang, professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will lead a research team that will analyze field study data to better understand how aerosol particles form over open oceans and their impact on cloud properties with a three-year $457,778 National Science Foundation grant.

Notables

Nine local teachers have been selected by Washington University faculty for the Summer Teacher-Researcher Partnership, an innovative initiative from the Institute for School Partnership. The teachers will work in university labs, where they will participate in faculty research and develop lessons for their classrooms.

Announcements

Seed grant proposals sought

The McDonnell International Scholars Academy seeks proposals for its second cycle of Global Incubator Seed Grants. The submission deadline is Aug. 15.