Who Knew WashU? 6.10.20

Who Knew WashU? 6.10.20

Question: Which artist created “Cosmic Filaments,” an iridescent work commissioned for permanent display in the Kemper Art Museum lobby, which reopened last fall?
Wambach receives award from American Thoracic Society

Wambach receives award from American Thoracic Society

Jennifer A. Wambach, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Newborn Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Robert B. Mellins, MD, Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Thoracic Society Pediatric Assembly.

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 […]
Chemistry student receives PEO Sisterhood award

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

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.
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