Nowak receives awards to study astrophysics

Michael Nowak, research professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, received $25,500 to collaborate with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory on a project titled “Investigating new integral sources with Chandra.” Nowak also received $10,000 to work with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology on a project titled “Using NuSTAR to assess the mass, spin, distance, and FeLine of 4U […]
Blodgett awarded CAREER grant to study biosynthetic silence

Blodgett awarded CAREER grant to study biosynthetic silence

Joshua Blodgett, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received a five-year $900,500 grant to support his research related to actinomycete bacteria. This type of bacteria produces a majority of current antibiotics and may harbor other useful small molecules that could be revealed by activating silent genes.

May receives grant to support equipping elementary teachers with STEM instructional materials

Victoria May, assistant dean in Arts & Sciences and executive director of the Institute for School Partnership, received $325,000 from Monsanto in support of scaling up the MySci program, which equips elementary school teachers with instructional materials and professional development opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). May also received a $50,000 grant from the Bellwether Foundation to […]

Staff Council town hall planned March 12

The Danforth Staff Council will hold its spring town hall meeting from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Edison Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center. Hear from Chancellor-elect Andrew D. Martin, staff ombuds Jessica Kuchta-Miller and others.  
White named director of Division of Palliative Medicine

White named director of Division of Palliative Medicine

Patrick White, MD, assistant professor of medicine, has been named director of the newly formed Division of Palliative Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The appointment was announced by Victoria J. Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor and head of the Department of Medicine.
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