Achieving sustainable diets with nutrition equity
One of the planet’s greatest challenges is nourishing all of humanity while protecting the health of the planet itself. In a commentary published in the journal One Earth, Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School, discusses how nutrition equity for vulnerable groups is vital in this effort.
Bear Bucks changes announced
The Bear Bucks cashless account system has made changes and can now only be used at campus locations.
Rank’s book garners national awards
Mark R. Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School, received prestigious awards over the past six months for his book exploring the myths of poverty in the U.S. and why those myths continue to exist.
Brighter fluorescent markers allow for finer imaging
Nanoparticles engineered by Washington University in St. Louis researchers help provide a clearer picture of brain cell structure.
Curiel, Diamond receive innovation award
David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, and Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, both of the School of Medicine, have received the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for their development of a nasal vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19.
How birds adapt to extreme temperatures
Most bird families have adapted to changes in ambient temperature by changing both their bodies and their bills simultaneously, according to biologist Justin Baldwin in Arts & Sciences, first author of a new study in Nature Communications.
WashU communications projects win national honors
Two WashU communications projects have won national honors as part of the 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards sponsored by CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
XL-Calibur telescope to fly again in 2024
Researchers led by physicist Henric Krawczynski in Arts & Sciences received $1.5 million from NASA to fund a new flight of XL-Calibur, a balloon-borne telescope built to examine the most extreme objects in the universe. XL-Calibur will be launched from Esrange Space Center in Sweden, north of the Arctic Circle, in May 2024.
Stark to chair UN committee
Lindsay Stark, a professor at the Brown School, will chair a working group of the Research Group on Child Reintegration, which has been formed by the Office of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.
Ling wins best Emerging Investigator Series paper
Fangqiong Ling, an assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been awarded the Best Emerging Investigator Series Paper in 2022 from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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