Lung infections caused by soil fungi are national problem

School of Medicine researchers discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have all expanded their ranges in recent decades. Reliance on outdated maps could be causing delayed or missed diagnoses.

Experts offer tips to stay healthy during holidays

WashU medical experts share how students, faculty and staff can stay healthy this holiday season. They note that masks not only slow the spread of COVID-19, but also can stop dangerous viruses such as the flu and RSV, which are raging in the St. Louis region. 

Students study cultural history with Qing Dynasty bed

Zhao Ma, an associate professor in Arts & Sciences, acquired a 19th-century Chinese bed. The antique gave students the chance to study cultural history up close, from furniture assembly to 3D modeling.

Research Wire

Todd Braver, a professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, received a $442,135 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study aging effects on the neural coding of proactive and reactive cognitive control.

Notables

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, has received the 2022 Mid-Career Scholarship Award from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

Notables

The Brown School’s Nancy Morrow-Howell, director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute for Public Health, received the 2022 Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Contributions to Health Aging from the Gerontological Society of America.