Preventing colorectal cancers aim of $25M award

The School of Medicine’s Yin Cao, ScD, is leading an international team seeking to understand what is driving the increase in early-onset colorectal cancer globally. Her team has received funding from Cancer Grand Challenges.

Why do we blame the victim?

In a new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior, researchers in Arts & Sciences explore what causes people to decline lending a helping hand. In many cases, they find a way to blame the victim, according to research led by Pascal Boyer.

Finding new physics in debris from colliding neutron stars

Neutron star mergers are a treasure trove for new physics signals, with implications for determining the true nature of dark matter, according to research from physicist Bhupal Dev in Arts & Sciences.

Brain Bee helps students explore neuroscience

The St. Louis Area Brain Bee continues to draw students from across the region as interest in neuroscience grows. More than 60 high school students representing 32 schools joined this year’s event March 2 at WashU.

Notables

Ramesh Agarwal, the William Palm Professor of Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Thermal and Fluids Engineering Award from the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers.

Notables

Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine, has been awarded the Child Neurology Society’s 2024 Hower award. Separately, Shellhaas has been elected to the American Epilepsy Society board of directors.

Research Wire

Social determinants of health are increasing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia risk, finds a recent study from the Brown School and the School of Medicine. Jean-Francois Trani was first author.