Friday, July 22, 2022
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Top stories
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| Animals will often put their lives on the line for reproduction, even at the cost of being the wrong temperature. Research from biologist Michael Moore in Arts & Sciences could help reveal the pathways that organisms might take as they adapt to a warming world. |
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| A mouse study led by the School of Medicine suggests that combining SGLT2 inhibitors — a newer class of diabetes medications that lowers blood sugar — with older diabetes drugs may help slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease. |
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| John and Alison Ferring were honored with the 2022 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award in June. The award recognizes those who significantly contribute to the culture and welfare of the greater St. Louis community. |
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| Geoscientist Rita Parai, in Arts & Sciences, published a study in PNAS, finding that the deep part of Earth’s mantle started out substantially drier than that closest to the surface. The research helps explain a mystery about what has kept the mantle from mixing well over time. |
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Events
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WashU in the News
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Campus and community news
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| Notables
The American Society of Hematology has honored John Atkinson, MD, the Samuel Grant Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine, for his significant contributions to the field of hematology. |
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Brianne Burcke has been named associate vice chancellor for finance and chief of staff to Amy Kweskin, the university’s executive vice chancellor of finance. Burcke has nearly 10 years of experience in higher education, formerly serving at Saint Louis University. |
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Panos Kouvelis, at Olin Business School, is the 2022 recipient of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society’s Distinguished Fellow Award, widely regarded as the highest honor for a research scholar in the operations management field. |
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| Announcements Arts & Sciences recently released updates about its new building, which will be constructed in the center of the Danforth Campus. |
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Perspectives
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John Horn at Olin Business School discusses Americans’ growing concerns about inflation, from interest rate hikes to wages to supply chain disruptions, in a Q&A.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Which well-known church was Graham Chapel modeled after?
Answer: A) Named for Benjamin Brown Graham and dedicated in 1909, Graham Chapel is modeled after King’s College Chapel at Cambridge University in England.
Congrats to this week’s winner, alumna Mary Murphy Baker, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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