Midwest Center for AIDS Research established

Researchers at the School of Medicine and Saint Louis University are establishing the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The center is slated to open in September.

WashU Expert: What’s at stake in Biden’s gamble

Known as a “gamble for resurrection,” leaders in crisis have long pursued risky actions in a final attempt to resurrect their careers. Dan Butler, in Arts & Sciences, says the Democratic Party is weighing its own gamble following President Biden’s disappointing debate performance.

XL-Calibur telescope launched to study black holes

Scientists from Arts & Sciences have launched a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, some of the most extreme objects in the universe. XL-Calibur launched from Sweden July 9.

Fluctuating cellular energy drives bioproduction

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering are studying how to turbo-charge microbial bioproduction. The results were published in Nature Communications.

Research Wire

Kara Andres, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative, recently collected samples from Simpson Lake in Valley Park, Mo., one of about 800 lakes worldwide that were surveyed on the U.N.’s International Day for Biological Diversity.

Notables

Eleven recent WashU alumni earned Fulbright awards to travel abroad to teach English or to conduct research in the 2024-25 academic year.

Notables

Eight teachers from schools across the St. Louis region are working with WashU faculty for the Summer 2024 Teacher Researcher Partnership Program, which is administered in collaboration with the university’s Institute for School Partnership.

Announcements

WashU Night at the Ballpark tickets on sale

WashU Night at the Ballpark will be Sept. 6, when the Cardinals face the Seattle Mariners. Each ticket holder will receive a WashU-branded sling bag. Get game details and purchase tickets on the Human Resources website.