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June 2022
@WashingtonUniversity
What’s happening on and off campus today. For alumni, parents, and friends.
 

 SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE
Class of 2022 shows commitment to service and academic excellence
Recent graduates have found their voices as artists, advocates, entrepreneurs, and more, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

 NEWS & FEATURES

IN ACTION
 Olin data scientists develop AI tool to flag fraudulent opioid shipments
Their innovation addresses the country’s long-standing opioid epidemic by identifying illicit transactions with precision.

RESEARCH
Astronomers capture first image of the black hole at Milky Way’s center
 The visuals contain valuable clues about the nature of these objects, which are thought to live at the core of most galaxies.

RESEARCH
Fragile X protein plays complex role in cognition, study reveals
Findings reinforce need for more nuanced therapies for fragile X syndrome, a top inherited cause of intellectual disability.

ON CAMPUS
Incoming Weidenbaum Center director invites collaboration
Political scientist Andrew Reeves plans to enhance interdisciplinary research and community engagement in his new role.

RESEARCH
Synthetic data proves highly effective for modeling pandemics
Analyses show artificially generated data can accurately predict the spread of COVID-19 while protecting patient privacy.

RESEARCH
Parents’ mental health suffered with hybrid schooling, remote work
Brown School study shows the pandemic especially affected female parents and those with less education, lower incomes.

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