Polarized X-rays reveal shape, orientation of extremely hot matter around black hole
New measurements from Cygnus X-1, reported Nov. 3 in the journal Science, represent the first observations of a mass-accreting black hole from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, an international collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency. The lead author of the new study is physicist Henric Krawczynski in Arts & Sciences.
Worsening racial inequality in home appraisals detailed in new report
Using data from the newly released Uniform Appraisal Dataset, which includes 47.3 million home appraisals conducted over the last decade, WashU’s Elizabeth Korver-Glenn and Junia Howell of the University of Illinois Chicago demonstrate stark inequalities in appraisal values between homes in white neighborhoods and communities of color.
Martin wins postdoctoral fellowship
Sterling Blake Martin, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the university’s Center of Regenerative Medicine, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Why a ‘red wave’ is not guaranteed
Steve Smith, a leading congressional politics scholar, discusses the factors making 2022 midterms difficult to predict, what’s ahead for the second half of President Joe Biden’s term and the impact the midterm election could have on the GOP’s future.
Nowak wins award from NASA
Michael Nowak, research professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, received a $37,500 award from NASA.
Henriksen, Murch selected as 2022 Moore Experimental Physics Investigators
Erik Henriksen, associate professor of physics, and Kater Murch, professor of physics, both in Arts & Sciences, each will receive $1.25 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for their projects over the next five years. Both are founding members of the university’s Center for Quantum Leaps.
Cosmochemist Wang to study samples from asteroid Bennu
Kun Wang, in Arts & Sciences, was selected for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will bring material from a near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, back to Earth in 2023.
Wang to investigate mechanisms of microtubule formation
Jennifer Wang, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, won a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for microtubule formation research.
Fike installed as Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor
David A. Fike, professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences and director of the environmental studies program and the International Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, was installed as the Myron & Sonya Glassberg/Albert & Blanche Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor.
Media Advisory: Holocaust exhibit preview with artist Luigi Toscano
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will host a preview of “Lest We Forget,” a large-scale public art installation featuring monumental portraits of Holocaust survivors, beginning at 3:15pm Thursday, Oct. 20. The exhibition will include 12 portraits of survivors now living in the St. Louis area.
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