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St. Louis, MO

Joined December 2008

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WashU@WashU · Jul 22

Contaminated water doesn’t just affect ecosystems—it affects you. That’s why WashU grad students are studying 15+ ways water chemistry impacts selenium removal. Their findings are helping predict & improve how we treat water across industries. bit.ly/44HCtfq

WashU's tweet card. Environmental engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed critical methods to remove toxic selenium from water.

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Breast cancer rates are rising in women under 50 — and one type in particular, estrogen receptor positive tumors, is driving the increase. Dr. Adetunji Toriola is investigating how shifts in reproductive trends may be fueling this troubling rise. bit.ly/3SU2lO1

WashU's tweet card. WashU Medicine’s Adetunji Toriola explains some of the factors driving the increase in women’s breast cancer diagnoses among women under 50.

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WashU@WashU · 17 h

What do bright orange lunar glass beads say about the moon’s history? 🌚 WashU scientists are analyzing these 3.5-billion-year-old volcanic relics with modern tools, revealing a volcanic past more explosive than once imagined. bit.ly/4n92LOb

WashU's tweet card. Using a variety of microscopic analysis techniques not available when the Apollo astronauts first returned samples from the moon, physicist Ryan Ogliore, at Washington University in St. Louis, helped...

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WashU@WashU · 19 h

“The students are the best; they are our future." WashU Medicine’s renowned MD/PhD program now bears the name of its visionary founder — the Roy Vagelos Medical Scientist Training Program. bit.ly/3IEdMrj

WashU's tweet card. Renowned physician-scientist and pharmaceutical executive P. Roy Vagelos, MD, and his wife, Diana, have pledged $15 million to support the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Washington...

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WashU@WashU · 21 h

The Future is Her Canvas: This fall, the @kemperartmuseum unveils “Making Their Mark,” its largest show ever—80+ works by visionary women artists from the Shah Garg Collection, exploring identity, innovation, and artistic freedom. bit.ly/46XJU2U

WashU's tweet card. This fall, the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection.” Spanning nearly eight decades and featuring more than 70...

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WashU@WashU · 22 h

Sustainability in action: Too much ammonia and phosphate in wastewater can lead to toxic algal blooms. A WashU team created a smart hydrogel that soaks up these nutrients—reducing pollution and giving them a second life as fertilizer or fuel. bit.ly/45oeHFw

WashU's tweet card. Environmental engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed hydrogels to transform wastewater nutrients into useful feedstocks and fertilizers.

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WashU@WashU · Jul 23

Madison Yue of #WashU27 is one of 20 students selected for the Peter Roth Internship. With visits to The Today Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers, she’s applying her sociology and marketing lens to the future of storytelling. bit.ly/4lGHQ3Q

WashU's tweet card. Rising Washington University in St. Louis junior Madison Yue has won a prestigious Peter Roth Internship from the Paley Center for Media in New York.

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WashU@WashU · Jul 23

From the lab to the marketplace: WashU is solving the world’s hardest puzzles—like improving health equity and reducing cost of care—by combining science, strategy, and shared vision. bit.ly/4jw40UW

WashU's tweet card. In collaboration with WashU partners, Olin Dean Mike Mazzeo seeks to enable the commercialization of medical discoveries.

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WashU@WashU · Jul 23

A wall can divide—but what if it also connects? Petra Kempf of @WashUSamFox reimagines the “party wall” as more than shared infrastructure. It’s a blueprint for collective care, sustainable living, and rethinking what we owe each other. bit.ly/3GPbJA3

WashU's tweet card. Six projects created by Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School faculty, students and alumni are featured in the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the profession’s most prestigious...

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WashU@WashU · Jul 23

Alumna Lisa Kollins, channels her superpower—compassion—into The Superhero Project, a global nonprofit turning kids with serious health challenges into superheroes through art, imagination, and joy. bit.ly/3STVc09

WashU's tweet card. Alumna Lisa Kollins partners with artists to help kids with illnesses see themselves as heroes.

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WashU@WashU · Jul 22

A recommended read 📖 : 'In Everything Flirts', alumna Sharon Wahl cleverly rewrites the rules of romance using classic philosophy. Can reason lead us to love, or is love beyond logic? bit.ly/44K0d1P

WashU's tweet card. At the heart of "Everything Flirts" by Sharon Wahl, MFAW ’97, are some of life’s trickiest questions: Why is it so hard to make the first move on a date? How do we find the person we will love? If...

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WashU@WashU · Jul 22

Operating at the Highest Level: Alumna Dr. KMarie King made history as the first Black woman to chair surgery at an academic health science center in the U.S. From her time @washumedicine to today, she’s changing medicine—and lifting others as she climbs. bit.ly/3EkehF2

WashU's tweet card. As a health-care executive, alumna KMarie King, MD, follows a set of principles: ‘Be kind, have integrity and the patient comes first.’

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WashU@WashU · Jul 22

Hepatitis C quietly damages the liver for years—but it’s treatable. So why are kids and postpartum women often left behind? @washumedicine research exposes care disparities that could be fatal. bit.ly/4kzVmFn

WashU's tweet card. Two recent studies from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine reveal that two vulnerable populations — children and recently pregnant women — face disparities in access...

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WashU@WashU · Jul 21

What does public health look like through a child’s eyes? At WashU’s LIGHT summer camp, students explore that question through art, writing, and mindfulness. 🎨 bit.ly/4ldZRWN

WashU's tweet card. The LIGHT Creativity in Public Health Summer Camp at Washington University in St. Louis encourages students to tap into their imaginations and lived experiences to create artwork, poetry and stories...

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Andrew D. Martin@WashUChancellor · Jul 21

Cultivating a welcoming and inclusive community remains the centerpiece of the WashU student experience. Our Rural Scholars Academy provides a path to college along with support when it comes to adapting to life away from home. bit.ly/3IIwm1f

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WashU@WashU · Jul 21

Misdiagnosis is common in invasive fungal infections, with patients often seeing multiple doctors before getting the right diagnosis. The @washumedicine Invasive Fungal Infections Clinic is working to change that. bit.ly/45pWcAn

WashU's tweet card. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis’ Invasive Fungal Infections Clinic has been named a Center of Excellence, Diamond Level, by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in...

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WashU@WashU · Jul 21

Nature’s Blueprint for Balance 🐜: It’s easy to think survival is about competition. But this plant thrives by creating separate spaces for ants that don’t get along. A simple structure turns potential chaos into shared growth. bit.ly/4eQtsDB

WashU's tweet card. Scientists have discovered one way that a host plant can keep the peace among residents that might otherwise kill each other. The new research from biologist Susanne S. Renner, in Arts & Sciences at...

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WashU@WashU · Jul 21

Meet Justin Chavez: attorney by profession, Disney World Dad by passion. The alum turned a family trip into a blog, newsletter, and thriving online community—complete with travel tips and parenting hacks. 🏰 bit.ly/3RQcE4Y

WashU's tweet card. Alumnus Justin Chavez thinks everyone should have a creative endeavor. For him, it all started with a trip to Disney World.

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WashU@WashU · Jul 18

Two generations. One unforgettable weekend. Judge Edward Washington II and his daughter McKenzie celebrated their WashU graduations together—43 years apart. ❤️ 🎓 💚 bit.ly/446ivsJ

WashU's tweet card. Some 43 years after being unable to attend his Commencement, the Hon. Judge Edward Washington II finally gets his graduation ceremony — and another chapter added to his WashU story.

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WashU@WashU · Jul 18

🔬 From Lab to Life 🌎 : At WashU, research doesn’t stop at discovery—it drives impact in St. Louis and beyond. Because health, equity, and possibility can’t wait. The need is now, so the urgency must be as well. bit.ly/4f1z7qC

WashU's tweet card. At WashU, groundbreaking research is at the heart of our mission. It shapes the future of medicine and improves lives both locally and globally. Federal support for research enables advances in the...

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