Montaño, Ramos named Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professors
Diana J. Montaño and Christina Ramos, both faculty members in the Department of History in Arts & Sciences, have been selected as Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professors.
James Ballard, former director of Engineering Communication Center, 79
James “Jim” Clark Ballard, a former senior lecturer and director of the Engineering Communication Center in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, died Sept. 29 in St. Louis following a sudden cardiac arrest. He was 79.
An inside look at the earliest stage of life
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a developed a way to monitor mouse embryo development and predict successful blastocyst formation. The results of the study could help improve success rates of in vitro fertilization.
Nabunya named ICHAD director
Proscovia Nabunya, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been named director of the school’s International Center for Child Health and Development.
Applications, nominations sought for Confluence Award
The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement at WashU is now accepting nominations and applications for the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award.
Circadian clock protein linked to brain aging, neurodegenerative disease
WashU Medicine researchers led by Erik Musiek, MD, PhD, discovered in mice that inhibition of a protein that controls the daily cycling of metabolism and inflammation decreases neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.
Strengthening soy for better bioplastics
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are using surface chemistry to improve the strength of soy and cellulose-based biomaterials.
Kenneth Andrews
The past two decades have been marked by unprecedented levels of activism in the U.S., with no signs of slowing down. Historically based research by Kenneth “Andy” Andrews, the Tileston Professor of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, offers insights into how social movements can achieve lasting change.
Emergency communication test Oct. 7
The university plans to test WashU Alerts, its emergency communication system, at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. The test will encompass all WashU Alert modes.
Light as data and power source
WashU electrical engineer Mark Lawrence has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. He aims to develop sensors and cameras powered by taking advantage of the properties of light.
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