Beyond lithium: Sodium-based batteries may power the future
Peng Bai, a researcher at Washington University, has received a National Science Foundation grant to expand his work in sodium-based batteries.
WashU researchers use genetics to find psychopathology risks
Researchers at Washington University are identifying behavioral, environmental and neural factors through which genetic risk for mental health problems is expressed in youth.
Pappu named American Physical Society fellow
Rohit V. Pappu, a researcher at Washington University, has been selected as an American Physical Society fellow.
Debilitating elbow contracture to get closer look aided by machine learning
A researcher in the McKelvey School of Engineering will study the effects of physical therapy and anti-inflammatory treatments on an elbow injury with a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Prestigious NIH Director’s awards go to three WashU faculty
Three researchers from Washington University have received highly competitive and prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s awards totaling $10 million over five years.
WashU scientist talks neurons on educational podcast
A top educational Spanish language podcast for kids recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at Washington University.
Potential of mindfulness to enhance cognitive health in Latinx older adults being studied
WashU researchers have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore the potential for mindfulness approaches to protect against dementia in groups of older Latinx adults.
Potential Type 1 diabetes treatment may stem from outsmarting immune cells
Cory Berkland, a researcher at Washington University, will lead preclinical diabetes research with a $2.6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Flores named vice dean for graduate education in engineering
Katharine Flores, the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor at Washington University, has been named vice dean for graduate education at the McKelvey School of Engineering.
Language agents help large language models ‘think’ better, cheaper
Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have devised an agent to help large language models “think.”
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