Science & Technology

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

Researchers at Washington University have developed a noninvasive technology combining a holographic acoustic device with genetic engineering that allows them to precisely target affected neurons in the brain.

Hani Zaher, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, published a study in Molecular Cell that dives into the mechanisms behind the ways cells respond to stress.

Arpita Bose, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, will travel to Belgium next year to continue her work on the green potential of purple bacteria.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, in collaboration with the McKelvey School of Engineering, will launch a new Master of Design for Human-Computer Interaction and Emerging Technology in fall 2025. Housed in Weil Hall, it will be the first STEM-designated graduate program situated within the Sam Fox School’s College of Art.

A team led by biologist Rachel Penczykowski in Arts & Sciences found more infestations of powdery mildew in St. Louis than in the city’s surrounding suburbs and countryside.

Biomedical engineer Abhinav Jha, an assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiology at the School of Medicine, both at Washington University in St. Louis, has published two papers recently related to improving imaging methods for medical applications.

Most organisms on this planet rely on a circadian clock to function properly. New research published by biologists in Arts & Sciences investigates how an internal clock helps nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria accommodate seemingly conflicting processes within a single cell.

Stan Braude, a professor of practice in biology and in environmental studies in Arts & Sciences, died at home June 1, 2024. Braude was the first curator of the university’s arboretum and a world expert on naked mole-rat ecology, evolution and behavior in the wild.

For WashU MD/PhD student Sid Sivakumar, studying the brain is like constructing a crossword puzzle. Conveniently, he does both. He crafts puzzles for The New York Times, Washington Post — and now, the Record.