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Academics

Spilling ‘Boundaries’

Robert Mark Morgan
Rob Morgan, in Arts & Sciences, shares the story of how he steered the Beyond Boundaries Program — in its first cohort in 2019-2020 — to roll with the challenges of COVID-19. Embracing resiliency and creativity, Morgan and the program pivoted, creating a podcast to bridge the digital divide.

Chakrabarty receives grant to measure aerosol absorption associated with atmospheric warming

Rajan Chakrabarty, associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a $577,685 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for research to help improve existing measurement methodologies and algorithms for estimating aerosol light absorption and associated atmospheric warming. Chakrabarty’s lab will take a two-pronged approach: first, they’ll conduct laboratory-based […]

Wang receives grant to study impacts of aerosols on convective clouds

Jian Wang, professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, received $412,895 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for research to help further our understanding of the impacts of aerosols on convective clouds. Aerosols could play a large role in convection and precipitation, and a fuller understanding of their relationship […]

Sumers Rec Center to remain closed indefinitely

Despite previously announced plans, the university’s Office of Recreation and medical officials have decided the Sumers Recreation Center will remain closed indefinitely due to the pandemic. Preparations continue to ensure the center is ready to reopen when it is safe to do so. 
Law

Voting Rights Act should apply to federal government

In light of President Trump’s recent attacks on the United States Postal Service, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act should be revised to prohibit racial discrimination in voting by the federal government, says a Washington University in St. Louis expert on voting rights.