Washington University, the Indian government’s Department of Biotechnology and Indian corporate leaders have invested $2.5 million to launch the Indo-U.S. Advanced Bioenergy Consortium for Second Generation Biofuels. The center aims to increase biomass yield in plants and algae, enabling commercial development for cost-effective, environmentally sustainable production of advanced biofuels.

People at high risk for psychological distress respond positively to receiving results of personalized genetic testing, according to new School of Medicine research. More than 60 percent of subjects in the genetic study wanted information about their test results, and 95 percent said they appreciated receiving the information, whether it was good or bad news.

Black holes are the topic of tonight’s 2014 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture. Harvard astrophysicist Ramesh Narayan, PhD, has studied the event horizon and the spin of these celestial enigmas. The talk begins at 7 p.m. in Whitaker Hall on the Danforth Campus.

Janet Owen, a technical support specialist at the Sam Fox School, recommends checking out ​the Halloween edition of Rawstock at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Melt. Rawstock highlights offbeat materials — including educational films — from University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive.