Synthetic torpor has potential to redefine medicine
Hong Chen, a biomedical engineer at WashU, shares the potential for using synthetic torpor technology to develop new treatments for a range of illnesses and injuries.
Former Boeing executive to lead professional education division
John F. Bade, a former executive of The Boeing Co. and a longtime professor of practice, has been named executive director of the Henry Edwin Sever Institute in the McKelvey School of Engineering.
Sun exposure changes chemical fate of littered face masks
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reveal that discarded face masks undergo photochemical changes, influencing their surrounding environment.
Leaf-inspired design brings bioplastics to the big leagues
Using inspiration from the leaf, engineering researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have optimized bioplastics to be stronger and more biodegradable.
Xu receives engineering early career award
Lu Xu, an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environmental Division Early Career Award.
John Gleaves, engineering professor emeritus, 79
John Gleaves, a professor emeritus at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died June 2. He was 79.
Predicting pain with machine learning
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are using machine learning to better predict who will experience persistent pain after surgery.
He receives environmental engineering award
Zhen He, an environmental engineer at WashU, received the 2025 Frederick George Pohland Medal from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across US skies
To help understand air pollution health effects, researchers in St. Louis quantified how the amount of submicron particles in the air has changed over the past 25 years.
New hydrogel treatments turn water waste into fertilizer
Environmental engineers at WashU have developed hydrogels to transform wastewater nutrients into useful feedstocks and fertilizers.
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