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Hyun Cheol Roh, the son of Ki Nam Kim and Hee Nam Roh of Seoul, has been named a McDonnell International Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree in biochemistry from Korea University, which is one of 15 leading Asian universities partnered with Washington University in St. Louis in the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

Monoranjan Sahu, the son of Niasha Sahu and Kalandi Charan Sahu of Orissa, has been named a McDonnell International Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, and he has received a corporate fellowship from Engineering and Environmental Research Group of Ames, Iowa, U.S.A. He holds a master of technology degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, which is one of 15 leading Asian universities partnered with Washington University in St. Louis in the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

Karavikar SvetasreniKaravikar Svetasreni, the daughter of Kannikar Svetasreni and Suraphon Svetasreni of Bangkok, has been named a McDonnell International Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, and she has received a corporate fellowship from the Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, international relations from Chulalongkorn University, which is one of 15 leading Asian universities partnered with Washington University in St. Louis in the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

[Grid Matrix], on view through Dec. 31 in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum’s Special Exhibitions Gallery, investigates both ruptures and continuities between the grid and the matrix, exploring how these two distinct yet related modes of visual organization have influenced our understanding of aesthetics, art and media since the early 20th century.

If a severe snow or ice storm causes the University to alter the normal work and/or class schedules, an announcement will be posted on the University’s home page (wustl.edu) and a number of media outlets will air an announcement.

Vladimir B. Birman, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-and-a-half-year, $35,000 grant from the American Chemical Society for research titled “Total Synthesis of Kinamycin Antibiotics.” … Roberto Civitelli, M.D., the Sydney M. and Stella H. Schoenberg Professor of Medicine, professor of orthopaedic surgery and of cell biology and physiology, was elected to the board of counselors of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, and Keith Hruska, M.D., professor of medicine, of cell biology and physiology and of pediatrics, was elected secretary-treasurer. Both started serving three-year terms in September. … Gruia-Catalin Roman, Ph.D., chair and the Harold B. and Adelaide G. Wedge Professor of Computer Science, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “NeTS-NOSS: Fluid Software Infrastructure for Wireless Sensor Networks.” In addition, he has another NSF grant, for three years and $754,000, for research titled “Adaptive Systems for Collaboration in Multi-mode Mobile Environments.” … Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a two-year, $240,000 grant from the Coulter Foundation for research titled “Rationally Designed Delivery Systems for Nerve Injury.”

The Genome Sequencing Center has been awarded a $156 million, four-year grant to use DNA sequencing to unlock the secrets of human diseases. The grant is among the largest awarded to the University and one of only three given by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to U.S. sequencing centers.

Photo by Mary ButkusStudents volunteer to help construct a Habitat For Humanity house in St. Louis.

By counting how many of seven easy-to-obtain health factors an elderly heart-failure patient has, physicians can estimate the patient’s risk of dying.

The University is laying plans for how it would respond if a pandemic flu strikes the St. Louis region.