Antibodies’ quality improves for months after vaccination

Antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination become steadily more powerful for at least six months after vaccination, according to School of Medicine research that involved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Understanding aerosols and health risks

The McKelvey School of Engineering’s Rajan Chakrabarty and Randall Martin research fine particulate matter, the leading cause of environment-related diseases around the world. The two work to create a complete picture of the challenges and to offer ideas for mitigation.

Notables

Beau M. Ances, MD, PhD, the Daniel J. Brennan Professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine, recently received the Shining Star Award from the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis.

Research Wire

Douglas Chalker, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received a five-year $660,281 collaborative award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand hands-on science efforts in K-12 classrooms.

Notables

Brown School faculty members Jin Huang and Margaret S. Sherraden (pictured), along with colleagues elsewhere, have guest-edited a special issue of the research journal Families in Society focused on financial well-being.

Announcements

Faculty invited to Gender Equity Month events

The Office of the Provost announces its inaugural Gender Equity Month, a series of events in March to support and inform faculty. The first is a March 2 keynote presentation, “Creating Equitable Universities,” with Joya Misra, at the University of Massachusetts.