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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.

Psychology

Lai receives Templeton grant to develop anti-bias intervention strategies

Arts & Sciences’ Calvin Lai received a $230,000 grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to lead an interdisciplinary effort to develop discrimination interventions.

Literature

Griswold book ‘The Age of Clear Profit’ published

John Griswold, a staff writer at the Common Reader, a publication of Washington University, has published a new book, “The Age of Clear Profit: Essays on Home and the Narrow Road.” He will have an event at Left Bank Books Oct. 10.

Campus & Community

A strategic vision for Washington University’s next 10 years

collage image featuring photo of Brookings with flowers in the foreground and a photo of students walking on campus

Washington University has unveiled its strategic plan, setting a bold and ambitious path for the next decade. The plan, “Here and Next,” was developed through 18 months of listening, outreach and work sessions, and incorporates feedback from thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.

Campus & Community

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Alzheimer's

Risk of Alzheimer’s dementia may be predicted with help of new tool

When people participate in studies of aging, they often want to know what their individual risks of developing dementia from Alzheimer’s disease are. Washington University researchers have developed an algorithm that can help provide them with information about what their risks may be.