Semester Online is a first-of-its-kind program offering rigorous online courses for credit from prestigious colleges and universities, including Washington University in St. Louis. Students can learn more about this program from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Mallinckrodt Center lobby and from 6-8p.m. in the Bear’s Den on Aug. 24 and 25. The deadline for applying for Semester Online courses is Aug. 26.
In patients with early Alzheimer’s disease, disruptions
in brain networks emerge about the same time as chemical markers of the
disease appear in the spinal fluid, School of Medicine researchers have shown. Pictured is senior author of the study, Beau Ances, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and of biomedical engineering.
Attention new Washington University students: if there’s something you need to complete your new space, look no further than campus. Sharing With A Purpose (SWAP) is holding a dorm supplies sale from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, on the South 40 basketball court.
Frédéric Moynier, PhD, associate professor of earth
and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, has been named the
recipient of the 2013 Hisashi Kuno award given by the American
Geophysical Union.
The award is given annually to recognize the scientific
accomplishments of junior scientists who make outstanding contributions
to the fields of volcanology, geochemistry and petrology.
School of Medicine researchers have described another link in the chain of events that connects acute viral infections to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Their discovery points to a new therapeutic target for COPD, an extremely common disease of the lower airways. The image depicts airway epithelial cells from lung tissue of a COPD patient.
New research from Washington University in St. Louis sheds light on the brain mechanisms that underlie a type of memory, known as prospective memory, revealing two distinct processes that support our ability to remember to remember.
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD, has been elected to the Biomedical Engineering Society Class of 2013 Fellows. Sakiyama-Elbert, professor and associate chair of biomedical
engineering, was one of seven elected to the class. Fellows are selected
for demonstrating exceptional achievements and experience in the
biomedical engineering field and for their membership and participation
in the society.
Lihong Wang, PhD, will receive the 2014 IEEE Biomedical
Engineering Award, the highest honor conferred by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in this field. Wang,
the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at
Washington University in St. Louis, was selected for his pioneering
contributions to the field of photoacoustic tomography, a novel imaging
technology he developed that uses light and sound to measure change.
As part of Washington University’s ongoing commitment to providing a safe and secure environment for university employees and students, the university is offering workplace safety training sessions. The one-hour free training class for employees and students will be offered six times this fall semester, starting Monday, Aug. 19.
