Defending your voice against deepfakes

Computer scientists led by Ning Zhang at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed AntiFake, a tool to protect voice recordings from unauthorized speech synthesis.

Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective

Raj Dhar, MD (front), at the School of Medicine, co-led a study that showed that the long-standing practice of treating deceased organ donors with thyroid hormone does not help preserve heart function, may cause harm and should be discontinued.

‘The ability to tell the truth’

Dwight A. McBride and Justin A. Joyce, of Arts & Sciences, discuss James Baldwin Review, which is now co-published by WashU and Manchester University Press. With more than 20,000 annual downloads, it is the most-read journal in the press’s catalogue.

Notables

Jack Thomas, a Washington University trustee and member of the University Libraries National Council, received the libraries’ inaugural Ginkgo Award honoring exceptional service to the libraries.

Research Wire

The Program in Occupational Therapy at the School of Medicine received a $1.1 million grant from a U.S. Department of Education program aimed at serving children with disabilities.

Research Wire

Collaborative research from Rohit Pappu’s laboratory at the McKelvey School of Engineering, published in Nature Communications, shows that timing matters when it comes to the order of how different RNA molecules are added to condensates.

Announcements

Gephardt Institute seeks applications for leadership programs

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is accepting student applications for its Civic Scholars and St. Louis Fellowship programs through Jan. 19.

Mark Rollins, professor emeritus of philosophy, 76

Mark Rollins, a professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences and former dean of University College, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Columbia, Mo., following a battle with cancer. He was 76.