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Spongy electrodes designed for better births

four small sponges, about one cm across, lined up

Spongy electrodes developed in the lab of Chuan Wang at the McKelvey School of Engineering will help map the uterus to better understand preterm birth.

Appointments & Promotions

Olin dean search committee appointed

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and Provost Beverly Wendland have appointed an 11-member committee to identify candidates for the position of dean of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Students

Undergraduate academic integrity process to be reimagined

Washington University is moving toward a centralized process for handling academic integrity violations at the undergraduate level, in response to feedback from a faculty commission. Students, faculty and staff members are needed to serve on the working groups.

Engineering

By design: from waste to next-gen carbon fiber

Front quarter panel of the 2019 Bugatti Chiron, a supercar with a carbon fiber body

Joshua Yuan at the McKelvey School of Engineering and collaborators have cracked a chemical code that will take carbon fiber to the next level.

Engineering

Study reveals novel mechanism behind epilepsy, drug modulation

Researchers in Jianmin Cui’s lab at the McKelvey School of Engineering have looked at drug interactions and mechanisms behind a group of proteins to potentially develop a new strategy to treat epilepsy.

Awards & Notables

Marketing, communications team wins CASE awards, including grand gold

Projects produced by University Marketing & Communications at Washington University recently received grand gold and bronze 2022 Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Media advisory: Washington University first-year students move in Friday, Aug. 19

Media are invited to cover the arrival of the Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. Some 1,800 students from 48 states and 27 countries will be moving in to residence halls on the South 40 and participating in Bear Beginnings orientation.

Awards & Notables

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