Engineering her own path
Dianne Chong studied to be a doctor but ended up in the Women in Engineering Hall of Fame.
George and Carol Bauer: Leading through service
Emeritus trustee George Bauer, BS ’53, MS ’59, and his wife, Carol Bauer, believe in the power of servant leadership. Here they talk about their exemplary service to Washington University and why they established the George and Carol Bauer Leaders Academy for the Danforth Scholars Program.
WashU runs in the family
For the Glazers, family reunions look more like WashU Reunions.
Connective issue: AI learns by doing more with less
Research from the lab of Shantanu Chakrabartty reveals constraints can lead to learning in AI systems.
NIH funds Rudra, Jackrel to improve vaccines for elderly
Washington University’s Meredith Jackrel and Jai Rudra and are researching nanofiber materials that will eliminate the need for vaccine adjuvants.
Two strands are tougher than one
Research from the lab of Kimberly Parker at the McKelvey School of Engineering reveals key differences between single- and double-stranded RNA, insights that may prove useful to fields from agriculture to medicine.
Moon to engineer microbes to control heat production
Tae Seok Moon, associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, has received a three-year $501,246 grant from the Office of Naval Research to study heat from the human microbiota.
University offers new bachelor’s degree in data science
Undergraduate students interested in data science can now earn a bachelor’s degree through the McKelvey School of Engineering or Arts & Sciences.
Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons
Srikanth Singamaneni and Barani Raman in the McKelvey School of Engineering developed technology to use nanoparticles to heat, manipulate cells in the brain and heart.
Microbially produced fibers: stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar
A new fiber, made by genetically engineered bacteria in the lab of Fuzhong Zhang, is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar.
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