WUSTL researchers among group awarded $20 million for climate variability...
Details: Engineering, medicine, occupational therapy team to study climate change By Beth Miller As part of a multi-institutional $20 million effort to help Missouri adapt to climate variability,...
View ArticleWashington University researchers explore the future of drone technology
Details: hectv.com Raj Jain, PhD, and Humberto Gonzalez, PhD, explore the possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles in a video by HEC TV. View video. Abstract: Raj Jain, PhD, and Humberto Gonzalez,...
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Twelve new faculty members to join Engineering in 2014-15
Details: By Beth Miller Twelve new faculty members will join the School of Engineering & Applied Science between July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015, bringing the total faculty number to 92, the most in...
View ArticleStudy reveals how Ebola blocks immune system
Details: By Michael C. Purdy, news.wustl.edu The Ebola virus, in the midst of its biggest outbreak on record, is a master at evading the body’s immune system. But researchers at Washington University...
View ArticleGeorge named chair of Department of Biomedical Engineering
Details: By Beth Miller Steven C. George, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1, 2014. George is professor of...
View ArticleNew technology may identify tiny strains in body tissues before injuries occur
Details: By Jim Dryden Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed algorithms to identify weak spots in tendons, muscles and bones prone to tearing or breaking. The technology,...
View ArticleEnvironmental engineers to study clean air, water, energy with NSF grants
Details: By Beth Miller Six faculty in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering from the School of Engineering & Applied Science have received nearly $1.8 million in three-year grants from...
View ArticleEngineering student team wins national design competition for zinc patch
Details: By Beth Miller For the third straight year, a team from Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering & Applied Science has won the Engineering World Health’s Design Competition...
View ArticleEngineers develop new sensor to detect tiny individual nanoparticles
Details: By Tony Fitzpatrick Nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, are around us every day. Although they are tiny, they can benefit human health, as in some...
View ArticlePARC wins renewed funding for photosynthetic research
Details: By Diana Lutz, news.wustl.edu When Robert Blankenship, PhD, stood up during the annual all-hands meeting of the Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC) at Washington University in St....
View ArticleWUSTL researchers among group awarded $20 million for climate variability...
Details: Engineering, medicine, occupational therapy team to study climate change By Beth Miller As part of a multi-institutional $20 million effort to help Missouri adapt to climate variability,...
View ArticleWUSTL helps found consortium to advance Internet of the future
Details: Washington University in St. Louis has helped to establish a new consortium of U.S. universities and leading technology companies designed to promote development and adoption of Named Data...
View ArticleBiswas, Yang research on cover of Advanced Optical Materials
Details: Research by two Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering & Applied Science faculty is featured as the cover story of the August 2014 issue of Advanced Optical Materials....
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Twelve new faculty members to join Engineering in 2014-15
Details: By Beth Miller Twelve new faculty members will join the School of Engineering & Applied Science between July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015, bringing the total faculty number to 92, the most in...
View ArticleEnvironmental engineers to study clean air, water, energy with NSF grants
Details: By Beth Miller Six faculty in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering from the School of Engineering & Applied Science have received nearly $1.8 million in three-year grants from...
View ArticleCancer vision
Details: By Jim Goodwin, Outlook Magazine Ability to see glowing cancer cells opens doors to precision treatments Cancer cells are notoriously difficult to see, even under high magnification. Until...
View ArticlePhan uses WUSTL civil engineering education to investigate disasters
Details: By Beth Miller In May 2011, an EF5 tornado caused catastrophic damage to Joplin, Mo., killing 161 people, injuring thousands and causing $2.8 billion in damage. Within 48 hours, Long T. Phan,...
View ArticleWUSTL students ‘print’ pink prosthetic arm for teen girl
Details: news.wustl.edu Thirteen-year-old Sydney Kendall had one request for the Washington University in St. Louis students building her a robotic prosthetic arm: Make it pink. Kendall Gretsch, Henry...
View ArticleWashington University researchers explore the future of drone technology
Details: hectv.com From unmanned passenger planes to drones that deliver packages, Raj Jain, PhD, and Humberto Gonzalez, PhD, explore the possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles in a video by HEC TV....
View ArticleWill 3-D printing revolutionize medicine?
Details: By Sonia Collins, WebMD Health News July 23, 2014 -- Sydney Kendall lost her right arm below the elbow in a boating accident when she was 6 years old. Now 13, Sydney has used several...
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