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Novel material supercharges innovation in electrostatic energy storage

Artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes developed by Sang-Hoon Bae’s lab have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.

Sang-Hoon Bae, a researcher at Washington University, has developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.

Psychology

Leath to receive early career award

Seanna Leath, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected to receive the Society for Research on Adolescence’s Early Career Award.

Students

04.22.24

Dancers perform during the 33rd annual Pow Wow

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Campus & Community

ThurtenE Carnival canceled for April 21

The ThurtenE Carnival at Washington University has been canceled for Sunday, April 21 due to crowd safety concerns.

Nutrition & Wellness

International trials underway for childhood malnutrition therapy developed at WashU

mother and child in Bangladesh taking part in malnutrition study

A microbiome-directed food developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is now being evaluated in major randomized controlled trials. The food is designed to nurture beneficial gut microbes and treat childhood malnutrition.

Campus & Facilities

WashU works to protect migrating birds

To protect migrating birds passing through the St. Louis region in late April and May, Washington University in St. Louis is partnering with the Lights Out Heartland initiative to curb light pollution.

Advancement

Treitel installed as William Eliot Smith Professor in History

Corinna Treitel, a professor and chair of history in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was installed recently as the university’s William Eliot Smith Professor in History.

Engineering

DeFake tool protects voice recordings from cybercriminals

an ai generated image of rainbow colored audio waves

Ning Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, one of three winners of the FTC’s Voice Cloning Challenge, talks about the technology he created.

Climate & Environment

Global study reveals health impacts of airborne trace elements

Researchers at Washington University , led by Randall Martin, investigated global particulate matter, revealing health risks from trace elements.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Lemur’s lament

What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Researchers in Arts & Sciences confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on critically endangered lemurs by another vulnerable species, a carnivore called a fosa.