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

 SPOTLIGHT

ON CAMPUS
University achieves major milestone with the Class of 2026
First-year student cohort is 20% Pell Grant-eligible and 15% first-generation, reflecting steady gains in economic diversity.

 NEWS & FEATURES

WASHU EXPERT
 Professor explains inflation math, advocates for different media focus
Highlighting monthly versus annual rate changes helps counteract a self-fulfilling prophecy of rising prices, he says.

RESEARCH
Worker power has declined since 1970s, but report offers solutions
Pay transparency laws, minimum wage increases, and unionization are among its suggestions to improve economic mobility.

RESEARCH
Spongy electrodes may help uncover causes of preterm labor
Technology from WashU engineering team could allow doctors to more easily collect data about a common health issue.

RESEARCH
Experimental drug offers hope for treating abdominal aortic aneurysm
Nanoparticle-based treatment significantly improved survival rates in mice with a major blood vessel rupture.

RESEARCH
Health insurance status tied to childhood cancer disparities
Kids with Medicaid or no coverage are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage, Brown School study indicates.

ON CAMPUS
Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation endows fellowship program
$10 million pledge extends foundation’s support for talented students seeking graduate degrees at the Sam Fox School.

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