Tracking the populist tsunami

By analyzing social media content generated across the globe, political scientists in Arts & Sciences seek to understand the current wave of populist rhetoric flooding the internet and its threats to democracies.

A focus on environmental issues in St. Louis

After years of research overseas, Jay Turner at the McKelvey School of Engineering is now turning to look at local issues of air pollution and its health effects. He and other WashU researchers have made environmental justice issues in St. Louis a renewed focus in their labs.

Woodard named head of radiology at medical school

Pamela K. Woodard, MD, a national leader in cardiothoracic imaging, has been named head of the Department of Radiology, director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Radiology at the School of Medicine.

Workday Student system sets go-live dates

Workday Student — the system that will replace the majority of WashU’s student information systems, including WebSTAC and WUCRSL — is on track to go live over the course of the 2024-25 academic year.

Notables

The 40th annual Brown School Awards of Distinction were presented April 13 at City Foundry STL. The event honored e​ight individuals who work t​o create positive change for people around the globe.

Notables

Dayna S. Early, MD, a professor at the School of Medicine, will receive the 2023 Distinguished Endoscopic Research Mentoring Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Research Wire

Ning Zhang, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to address threats to the availability of cyber-physical systems, like those systems behind energy pipelines. He also recently won funding from Intel for work to assure availability of the Intel Trusted Edge Platform.