Engineering better sleep
Li plans to develop advanced mathematical models to decode circadian rhythms, tackle chronic sleep disorders
Seven faculty honored with Emerson teaching awards
Seven faculty members across four undergraduate schools at Washington University in St. Louis have been honored with 2021 Emerson Electric Co. “Excellence in Teaching” awards.|Seven faculty members across four undergraduate schools at Washington University in St. Louis have been honored with 2021 Emerson Electric Co. “Excellence in Teaching” awards.
Huang, Whitaker win national landscape architecture honors
Weicong Huang and John Whitaker from the Master of Landscape Architecture program in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, have won national honors from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).|Weicong Huang and John Whitaker from the Master of Landscape Architecture program in the Sam Fox […]
Jha’s NIH grant to support cancer research
Lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality among all cancers in the United States. About 85% of newly diagnosed lung-cancer cases are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), of which up to half are stage 3 at time of diagnosis. Long-term outcomes are poor at this stage, with only 5%-10% of the patients with stage […]
NIH awards 4 medical school scientists prestigious ‘high-risk, high-reward’ grants
Richards, Laidlaw, Orvedahl, Shmuylovich chosen for their innovative research projects.|Richards, Laidlaw, Orvedahl, Shmuylovich chosen for their innovative research projects.
Electrical signaling in cells focus of $8.8 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an eight-year $8.8 million grant to study cells’ ion channels as potential targets for new drugs to treat disorders affecting the brain, heart and muscles.|Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an eight-year $8.8 million grant to study […]
Africa Initiative awards new round of pilot grants
The university’s Africa Initiative recently received more than two-dozen proposals from faculty as part of its call for proposals to fund research projects on the continent.|The university’s Africa Initiative recently received more than two-dozen proposals from faculty as part of its call for proposals to fund research projects on the continent.
Weisensee receives NSF CAREER Award
Patricia Weisensee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a $557,000 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.|Patricia Weisensee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has […]
Martin receives AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award
Randall Martin, an internationally renowned atmospheric and aerosols scientist at Washington University in St. Louis’ McKelvey School of Engineering, has been awarded the Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).|Randall Martin, an internationally renowned atmospheric and aerosols scientist at Washington University in St. Louis’ McKelvey School of Engineering, has been awarded the […]
Dutton and Riker win Golden Colophon award
Dorothy, the small-press publishing project led by Danielle Dutton, associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and Martin Riker, senior lecturer in English, has won a Golden Colophon award for Paradigm Independent Publishing from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). Dutton and Riker will receive the […]