The View From Here 5.16.16

By Kelly Wiese Niemeyer May 16, 2016

students conduct an experiment with bioplastics — The Institute for School Partnership and the School of Engineering & Applied Science welcomed to campus sixth- and seventh-grade students from the Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls, a charter school sponsored by Washington University, May 6, 2016. During the “Researcher for a Day” program, students visited an engineering lab and conducted an experiment with bioplastics. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

man talking at podium — Washington University in St. Louis and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting hosted a daylong forum, “Religion in the Public Sphere,” on campus April 25, 2016. Liu Jianqiang, an environmental journalist, took part in a panel discussion of ways that religious and cultural influences factor into growing environmental awareness around the world. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington University)

bacterial water lillies — Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics submitted two photos to the American Society of Microbiology’s Agar Art contest. This is titled “Water Lily,” inspired by Monet. Chromogens in the agar release a colored compound when broken down by enzymes produced by bacteria, resulting in a variety of bacteria appearing different colors. Learn more and vote on Facebook.

Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics submitted two photos to the American Society of Microbiology’s Agar Art contest. This is titled “Dearly Beloved,” in honor of Prince. Chromogens in the agar release a colored compound when broken down by enzymes produced by bacteria, resulting in a variety of bacteria appearing different colors. In this piece, the purple color is produced by Serratia marcescens. Vote and learn more on Facebook.

group of people in dresses — Yvonne Osei (third from left), a graduating Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, leads a performance in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum May 6, 2016. The performance accompanied Osei’s video installation, “From Utopia, With Love.,” which is on view as part of the 2016 MFA Exhibition through July 24.

student flying a kite — Undergraduate architecture students in the Sam Fox School launch their kites, produced as part of a class, May 6, 2016, in Forest Park’s Art Hill. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)

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