Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022
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| A collaboration with CuriMeta, a new St. Louis-based company, will bring sophisticated data sets in support of research that seeks to predict, prevent and cure a broad variety of diseases. |
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| Physicists in Arts & Sciences are developing a new experiment as part of NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. Brian Rauch is leading the effort, which will investigate the origins of heavy elements in the universe and has a $20 million cost cap. |
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| Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering discover the conditions inside tiny pores can have big consequences for chemistry. |
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Campus and community news
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| Notables
Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine, has been named vice chair of clinical research for the Department of Medicine and director of clinical research for the Cardiovascular Division at the School of Medicine. |
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| Research Wire
A $1.5 million NIH grant will support J. Mark Meecham at the McKelvey School of Engineering in development of microfluidic technology to separate cells and molecules from other microscopic particles, such as in blood.
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| Research Wire
Physicists Zohar Nussinov and Alexander Seidel, both in Arts & Sciences, received a $224,287 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to work on imaging goggles for fluorescence-guided surgery. |
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| Announcements The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity invites faculty to design a new course or incorporate new learning innovations to an existing course for the 2023-24 academic year as part of its Rotating Studio initiative. Applications are due Sept. 23. |
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Perspectives
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Gary J. Patti, in Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine, co-writes an article about how collaboration between diverse groups with different perspectives promotes scientific discovery. Innovative advances in universal design are essential, he said.
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Who Knew WashU? Question: Which university leader was among the first generation of their families to attend college?
A) Kurt Dirks, senior adviser to the chancellor
B) Feng Sheng Hu, dean of Arts & Sciences
C) Beverly Wendland, provost
D) All of the above
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