Some mammals and birds have a clever way to preserve energy and heat by going into torpor, during which their body temperature and metabolic rate drop. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis safely and noninvasively induced a torpor-like state in mice and rats by using ultrasound to stimulate the hypothalamus preoptic area in the brain.
Yiannis Kantaros, an assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, received a $413,694 grant to advance the safety, efficiency and transferability of artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous robots.
Jose Moron-Concepcion, the Henry E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, has been appointed to a four-year term on the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council.
With the academic year concluded, Dining Services has announced summer hours for various dining spots around the Danforth Campus. Also, a rotation of food trucks will be outside the Danforth University Center at lunch time on workdays through May 31.
Bloomberg Philanthropies has recognized Washington University in St. Louis as an American Talent Initiative High-Flier, a group of 28 high-graduation-rate institutions that are national leaders in college access and success for lower-income students.
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine is launching a prostate cancer screening initiative along with an educational campaign in the St. Louis region to address racial disparities in prostate cancer.
Washington University in St. Louis basketball player Charlie Jacob was the inaugural recipient of the Justin Hardy Courage Award, established to honor the legacy of basketball forward Justin Hardy, who died last year after his battle with stomach cancer.
