Luoma named executive vice chancellor for administration

Nichol L. Luoma, vice president of University Business Services at Arizona State University, has been named WashU’s executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer, effective Feb. 5, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Radiation therapy may be heart failure treatment

In diseased hearts, low-dose radiation therapy appears to improve heart function. The new research, from the School of Medicine, could lead to new heart failure therapies.

New tool to explore human-environment interactions

In a new Science Advances report, a team of researchers led by Michael Frachetti in Arts & Sciences is calling for a strengthened commitment to transdisciplinary collaboration to study past and present human-environmental interactions.

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School of Medicine researchers have found an innovative way to block infection by a variety of alphaviruses, a group of mosquito-borne viruses that can cause joint and brain infections in people. The study was led by Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, and Daved H. Fremont.

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Manel Errando, an assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a $375,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct studies of active galactic nuclei.

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More than 50 Washington University researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list by analytics company Clarivate. The list identifies scientists with exceptional influence in their fields, as reflected through their papers being frequently cited by peers.