Edging closer to personalized medicine for patients with irregular heartbeat
An international team, including faculty from the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, has used genetic phenotype to determine which patients would benefit the most from a commonly used drug treatment.
Engineering communications team wins awards at CASE V
The School of Engineering & Applied Science’s communications and marketing team recently won five awards in the Pride of CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) V competition.
McDonnell Scholar wins Three Minute Thesis competition
Graduate student and McDonnell International Scholars Academy scholar Po-Cheng Lin delivered the winning presentation at the Three Minute Thesis competition, held at the McDonnell Academy’s 7th International Symposium in Beijing.
Engineering project wins NASA prize
A collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis and Applied Particle Technology (APT), a company founded by university alumni, won the NASA Earth and Space Air Prize competition.
Flu’s clues: A new approach to studying influenza
A new paper co-authored by the School of Engineering & Applied Science’s Michael Vahey on a new way to study influenza gives researchers insights into how this virus remains so successful in humans — and ultimately how to fight it.
WashU Experts on the Climate Assessment
Washington University in St. Louis experts from all corners of academia long have been studying climate change in the context of their own fields. Here is a sampling of their perspectives on the National Climate Assessment released Nov. 23.
WashU Expert: Climate Assessment makes clear the cost of inaction
The many scientists behind the National Climate Assessment, released the day after Thanksgiving, have provided something of a price tag, says a Washington University in St. Louis expert on mitigation and sequestration.
The Discoverer: Lan Yang
Lan Yang, Washington University in St. Louis research scientist, has a passion and persistence for photonics.
WashU Expert: Work vs. private email — even at the White House
When it comes to personal versus private email use, it’s all a matter of controlling access.
Engineers discover a new law of light absorption
Researchers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science have discovered a new, natural law that sheds light on the fundamental relationship between coated black carbon and light absorption.
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