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Helping local students learn during COVID-19

graphic for The Big Pivot: Novel ways to keep young minds engaged with image of a teacher pointing to a picture book

A year of online learning is in the rearview mirror. Few would argue that it wasn’t a challenge, particularly for school-age children and their parents. From creating a new COVID-19 curriculum for middle school students to providing free STEM activities and supplies for families, the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington University in St. Louis came […]

Biology

Ludwig wins 2021 Spector Prize

Ella Ludwig, a senior majoring in biology in Arts & Sciences, will receive this year’s Spector Prize in recognition of academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in research.

Biology

Heme is not just for Impossible Burgers

New research from biologists in Arts & Sciences shows how animals and bacteria differ in the enzyme they use to attach heme to the cytochrome. The results help illuminate a promising target for new antibiotics.

Campus & Facilities

HR offers class for staff on effective habits

The Office of Human Resources is offering a virtual four-part class for staff titled “Creating Habits That Stick.” Each session lasts an hour; the first will be May 27.

Students

Libraries’ Neureuther essay contest winners named

University Libraries has selected the winners of the 2021 Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition. It offers first and second prizes to undergraduate students and graduate students who write short essays about their personal book collections.

Awards & Notables

Entrepreneurship awards announced

The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship recently announced the results of two major competitions.

Biology

Brood X cicadas emerge in a rapidly changing world

Periodical cicadas are above ground for only a handful of days every 17 years. Human-induced rapid environmental change is altering the world they will briefly encounter, according to Brett Seymoure, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis.

Medicine & Health

Finding alternatives to traditional antibiotics aim of $11 million grant

Researchers at the School of Medicine have received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to find new ways to combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.

Engineering

Wastewater treatment system recovers electricity, filters water

Cover image of Environmental Science, Water Research & Technology shows illustration of microbial fuel cell that also filters wastewater.

A new system developed in the lab of Zhen (Jason) He uses bacteria to filter wastewater while creating electricity.

Students

Student move-out donation drive underway

As the academic year winds down, it’s time again for students to move out for the summer. The Office of Sustainability, along with several campus partners, has organized a move-out donation program, “Share Our Stuff,” to keep reusable goods out of landfills.