Class Acts: Oviya Kalaivanan and Timileyin Olugbenro
Graduating WashU seniors Oviya Kalaivanan and Timileyin Olugbenro founded WashU Hospice and Palliative Care Club, which serves 11 St. Louis hospice providers. “We do not provide clinical care, but we are an essential part of the care team,” Olugbenro said. “I tell our volunteers all of the time that it is an honor to have this role.”
Washington University in St. Louis achieved reaccreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, which resulted in updates to the university’s academic credit policy.
T cells found in tonsils differ in key ways from those in blood
Naresha Saligrama, of WashU Medicine, led a multi-institution team that uncovered important differences between human T cells that live in specific tissues and T cells found in the blood, with major implications for future research and diagnostics.
