Shining a little light changes metal into semiconductor
By blending their expertise, two materials science
engineers at Washington University in St. Louis changed the electronic
properties of new class of materials — just by exposing it to light.
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Law school hosts International Law Weekend – Midwest Regional Conference
The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University’s School of Law will host the International Law Weekend – Midwest Regional conference Sept. 19-21. The theme for this year’s conference
is “The Legal Challenges of Globalization: A View from the Heartland”
and the panels presented at this conference will address a broad range
of topics, emphasizing the impact of international law and globalization
on the Midwest.
Iron uptake by plants focus of I-CARES grant
With a one-year grant from Washington University’s
International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability
(I-CARES), researchers at Washington University in St. Louis plan to use
some high-tech methods to better understand the processes, mechanics
and interfaces that plants use to move iron from the soil, through water
and into the plant.
Incisionless surgery corrects swallowing disorder
Washington University media specialist and LouFest founder Brian Cohen brings top indie acts to St. Louis
Washington University media specialist Brian Cohen loved music festivals so much that he created one here in St. Louis. Loufest features indie rock’s top acts including Wilco, the Killers, Alabama Shakes and the National. This year’s event runs Sept. 7-8 in Forest Park.
Discussion on gender and race in ‘age of Trayvon Martin’ opens AFAS fall colloquium series
A panel discussion, titled “Conversations on Gender and Blackness in the Age of Trayvon Martin,” will open WUSTL’s African and African-American Studies fall colloquium series at 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. WUSTL faculty will lead the discussion, which includes a coffee reception at 10 a.m.
Work-study students available to fill campus jobs
Work-study students are available to perform a variety of campus jobs. The federal government will cover 45 percent of a student’s wages.
Aging really is ‘in your head’
IT monitoring effective in deterring restaurant fraud
For many firms, losing significant revenue and profit to employee theft has been a cost of doing business. But a new study from Washington University in St. Louis finds that information technology monitoring is strikingly effective in reducing theft and fraud, especially in the restaurant industry.
Work, Families and Public Policy series begins Sept. 9
Faculty and graduate students from St. Louis-area universities with an interest in labor, households, health care, law and social welfare are invited to take part in the continuing series of Monday brown-bag luncheon seminars held biweekly on the Danforth Campus beginning Monday, Sept. 9, and running through Dec. 2. All lectures take place at noon in Seigle Hall, Room 348. The series begins with a lecture by
Derek Neal, PhD, professor in economics at the University of Chicago titled “Designing Accountability Systems and Incentives Schemes
for Educators.”