WUSTL faculty member part of national initiative to change undergraduate education in biology
On September 7 the Partnership for Undergraduate Life
Sciences Education (PULSE) announced that Kathryn Miller, PhD, professor
and chair of biology at Washington University in St. Louis has been
selected as one of 40 Vision and Change Leadership Fellows. Over the
next year the Vision and Change Leadership Fellows will consider and
then recommend models for improving undergraduate life-sciences
education.
Monsanto grants $2.2 million to help expand MySci at WUSTL
Washington University in St. Louis’ Institute for
School Partnership has received a $2.2 million grant from the Monsanto
Fund to take the institute’s cornerstone program, MySci, to the next
level. In its eighth year serving the St. Louis community,
MySci’s mission is to cultivate the region’s next generation of
scientists by engaging elementary students in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) through interactive learning experiences and
creative curriculum.
Wang receives $3.8 million NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering has received an National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award to explore novel imaging techniques using light that promise significant improvements in biomedical imaging and light therapy.
WUSTL grads play key roles in NASA rover missions to Mars
Despite its midwest location, far away from massive
NASA mission control centers in Cape Canaveral, Fla., or Pasadena,
Calif., WUSTL can boast at least seven
graduates (and one current student) now making key contributions to
NASA’s latest mission to Mars, “Curiosity.”
Double Vision: Hybrid Medical Imaging Technology May Shed New Light on Cancer
Scientists have combined two existing forms of medical imaging — photoacoustic and ultrasound — to generate high-contrast,
high-resolution images that could help doctors spot tumors more quickly.
Ray Arvidson offers updates on Mars rover missions
With all the fanfare about Mars rover Curiosity landing safely on the Red Planet on Aug. 6, it’s easy to forget that there’s already a rover on Mars — an older, smaller cousin set to accomplish a feat unprecedented in the history of Solar System exploration. WUSTL’s Raymond E. Arvidson is playing key roles in both Mars missions.
Vaporizing the Earth
A team of WUSTL scientists have vaporized the Earth — if only by simulation, that is, mathematically and inside a computer. They weren’t just practicing their evil overlord skills. By baking model Earths, they are trying to figure out what astronomers should see when they look at the atmospheres of super-Earths in a bid to learn the planets’ compositions.
$3.2 million to develop battery management system for electric-car batteries
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that a
team of engineers at WUSTL will receive $2
million to design a battery management system for lithium-ion batteries
that will guarantee their longevity, safety and performance. These technologies could revolutionize the way Americans store and use energy in electric vehicles, the electrical grid and beyond.
Free iPad app offers personalized advice for healthy living
Zuum, a free iPad app, estimates a user’s disease risk and offers a customized plan for living a healthier life.
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