Month: July 2016

The Siteman Investment Program seeks applications for its latest award cycle. Researchers should indicate their interest by Sept. 1, with full applications due Oct. 3.

Question: How many pieces by Pablo Picasso does the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum have in its collection?

The Becker Medical Library has begun The Next Century Photovoice Project. Medical Center workers or students are invited to share photos showing what inspires them about the center.

Brian P. Hackett, MD, PhD, a professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the Philip R. Dodge, MD, Scholar in Pediatrics.

A study led by researchers at the School of Medicine find that, even in this internet age, explicit efforts must be made to increase engagement among under-represented groups or current health-care disparities may persist.

Scientists at the School of Medicine have identified antibodies capable of protecting against Zika virus infection, a significant step toward developing a vaccine, better diagnostic tests and possibly new antibody-based therapies.

The university’s Bear Cub grant program helps researchers make the leap from bench scientists to budding entrepreneurs. Faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students can submit a two-sentence project description now for this year’s final cycle.

Washington University Libraries recently appointed two people as associate university librarians: Nadia Ghasedi and Jackie Lorrainne.

Hong Liu, professor of finance and director of the master’s in finance program at Washington University’s Olin Business School, has been installed as the Fossett Distinguished Professor. Liu, whose research focuses on asset pricing and market microstructures, has served as a member of the Olin faculty since 1998.

A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has found a way to use graphene oxide sheets to transform dirty water into drinking water, and it could be a global game-changer.