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Engineering faculty collaborate on yeast research

Yixin Chen will work with two McKelvey School of Engineering alumni on a collaborative project with the U.S. Department of Energy and Lincoln University to improve biomanufacturing.

Organizational Behavior

Americans harmed by COVID-19 more likely to advocate for equality

New Olin Business School research suggests those touched by the sometimes devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are now more likely to recognize sources of inequality and, in turn, advocate for greater equality in the United States.

Awards & Notables

Lang receives NIH MERIT award

Catherine Lang, a professor at Washington University School of Medicine, has received a MERIT award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of her work using wearable motion sensors in stroke rehabilitation.

Popular Culture

‘Speaking of Fashion: A Conversation with Diane von Furstenberg’

Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg will discuss her life and work in a free talk at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Graham Chapel. The event is hosted by the Saint Louis Fashion Fund, in partnership with Caleres and WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Diversity & Inclusion

‘She Leads’ symposium to focus on empowering women leaders

The Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study at Washington University in St. Louis will host the 2022 “She Leads” symposium Oct. 21 in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium.

Engineering

Engineering faculty awarded $10.7M in federal energy grants

McKelvey School of engineering faculy Zhen (Jason) He, Young-Shin Jun, Vijay Ramani and Fuzhong Zhang will lead new projects focused on clean energy technologies thanks to $10.7 million in new funding, collectively, from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Neuroscience & Memory

Scientists ID pathway that triggers mice to scratch when they see others do the same

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have identified a pathway in the brains of mice that is activated when the animals see other mice scratching. They found that this so-called “contagious itching” is controlled through a visual pathway that operates independently of the visual cortex.

Medicine

WashU COVID-19 nasal vaccine technology licensed to Ocugen

Washington University has licensed the rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize its proprietary COVID-19 nasal vaccine in the United States, Europe and Japan to Ocugen Inc., a U.S.-based biotechnology company.

Art & Design

Chakaia Booker’s ‘Shaved Portions’

As a young sculptor, Chakaia Booker collected scraps of ruined tires from the streets of lower Manhattan. The material was ubiquitous, malleable and symbolically resonant. Now “Shaved Portions,” one of Booker’s largest and most ambitious projects to date, has been installed on WashU’s Danforth Campus.

St. Louis Region

‘Embracing Our Diversity Through Languages’ Oct. 7 and 8

The Foreign Language Association of Missouri’s 2022 conference, “Embracing Our Diversity Through Languages,” will take place at Washington University Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7 and 8.