Dementia symptoms’ timing can be estimated

Researchers at the School of Medicine have developed an approach to estimating when a person with no cognitive symptoms will start showing signs of Alzheimer’s dementia based on data from brain scans and the person’s age.

Mars habitability limited by its size, study suggests

Research led by planetary scientist Kun Wang in Arts & Sciences suggests a fundamental reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface today: It may be just too small.

University donates study cubbies to STL organizations

The university is continuing its “In St. Louis, for St. Louis” mission, donating 370 study cubbies to nonprofits in the region. Over 1,000 cubbies were ordered at the pandemic’s outset to keep students safe, but only a portion ultimately were needed.

Global Incubator Seed Grants awarded

A new round of recently awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy will help kick-start more than a dozen high-impact innovative projects on five continents.

Yang leads quantum physics research project

Li Yang, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, leads a team that won a four-year $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop new quantum materials called artificial multiferroics, which could lead to technological innovations.

Notables

William B. Tolman has been appointed vice dean of research and entrepreneurship in Arts & Sciences, Dean Feng Sheng Hu announced. Tolman is the William Greenleaf Eliot Professor of Chemistry.

Notables

Architecture students from the Sam Fox School placed third in the National Park Service’s 2021 Charles E. Peterson Prize Competition for their digital survey of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic SAMARA House in Indiana.

Research Wire

Kelly L. Bolton, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, is one of six early-career physician-scientists to receive the 2021 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.

Announcements

HR offers wellness webinars

The Office of Human Resources will present the Take Care Series, a virtual experience that includes short webinar presentations and Q&A sessions. The series kicks off Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 28.