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April 2019
@WashingtonUniversity
What's happening on and off campus today. For alumni, parents, and friends.
 

 SPOTLIGHT

IN ACTION
 Promoting Mental Health Care and Justice for Rohingya Refugees
Washington University colleagues are working to help right injustice and improve the psychological health of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

 NEWS & FEATURES

RESEARCH
 New Nanovaccines Show Promise in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
 Engineer is creating an immunotherapy to stop opiates from crossing the blood-brain barrier, reducing misuse and relapse.

ON CAMPUS
Rineys Help Advance Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases
$15 million gift for medical school bolsters efforts to improve diagnoses and find cures for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

RESEARCH
 Revisiting the Wisdom of Crowds: Making the Bandwagon Better
Olin School research finds that individuals who are blind to others’ estimates more accurately forecast a company’s earnings.

ON CAMPUS
 Michael Bloomberg to Deliver 2019 Commencement Address on May 17
Philanthropist and former New York City mayor is a global leader in areas such as climate change and public health.

RESEARCH
 How Participation in Team Sports Affects Child Brain Development
Arts & Sciences study links playing sports
to larger hippocampal volumes in preteens and less depression in boys ages 9 to 11.

PEOPLE
 Barbara Schaal to Conclude Arts & Sciences Deanship by June 2020
The world-renowned evolutionary biologist launched critical initiatives to enhance the school’s teaching, research, and facilities.

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