Tang receives NSF grant to study algebraic foundations of the hypelliptic Laplacian
Xiang Tang, professor of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences, has received a $252,305 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). To explain the research, Tang asks: How does the sound of a bell determine its shape, or vice versa? The collection of frequencies at which a geometric structure resonates is called its spectrum. The spectrum contains […]
What Teachers Should Know About Implicit Bias Right Now
We can hold ourselves and our friends and family accountable for the things we say and do. We can change the narrative so that our children and their children internalize a different story.
Chemistry student receives PEO Sisterhood award
Abigail Delawder, a PhD student in chemist Jonathan Barnes’ lab in Arts & Sciences, was selected to receive a Scholar Award from the Philanthropic Education Organization Sisterhood. Delawder is one of 100 doctoral students in the United States and Canada selected to receive the award this year.
Cancer research pilot funding available
The Washington University American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants program annually awards up to five investigators $30,000 one-year grants. The aim is to support junior faculty conducting cancer research pilot projects. Applications are open, and the deadline is Sept. 25.
Burnham recognized by national microbiology society
Carey-Ann D. Burnham, professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Award for Research and Leadership in Clinical Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology.
#FitForTheFrontLine challenge supports front-line health-care workers
Medical centers across the U.S. are participating in a fitness program called #FitForTheFrontLine. The national fitness challenge, which ends June 14, encourages Americans to get fit and raise funds to support our nation’s health-care heroes, including those at the School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare.
University among top 100 granted patents
Washington University in St. Louis again was ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide granted U.S. patents in 2019, according to a report compiled by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
Bose receives NSF grant to study the conversion of electricity and carbon dioxide to sustainable biofuels
Arpita Bose, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received a $1,029,281 grant from the National Science Foundation to better understand the molecular underpinnings of the process in which photoautotrophic microbes convert electricity and carbon dioxide to sustainable biofuels. The research aims to address fundamental gaps in knowledge surrounding extracellular electron uptake (EEU), or what Bose […]
Affordable mental health care for employees and their children
In addition to the physical effects of COVID-19, threats to mental health should not be discounted. The WashUDirect Psychiatry service offers convenient, affordable mental health care for employees and their children.
Bondy receives grant to investigate link between inflammation and anhedonia
Erin Bondy, a graduate student in the BRAIN Lab in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences, has received a $45,520 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) . Bondy will investigate behavioral mechanisms that may underlie a link between inflammation and anhedonia, the […]
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