Camera developed at WUSTL sheds light on mate choice of swordtail fish
Details: By Beth Miller We have all seen a peacock show its extravagant, colorful tail feathers in courtship of a peahen. Now, a group of researchers have used a special camera developed by an engineer...
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 Stuckenberg professor in technology & human affairs
Details: By Beth Miller Steven C. George, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the Elvera & William Stuckenberg Professor...
View ArticleGeorge gets grant to study new drugs on heart tissue
Details: About 80 percent of new drugs fail in human clinical trials because they are found to be unsafe or ineffective, and more than 30 percent fail due to toxicity. As part of a national effort to...
View ArticleCheadle named Athlete of the Week
Details: bearsports.wustl.edu St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 22, 2014 – Washington University in St. Louis seniors Lucy Cheadle and Drew Padgett were selected as the NCAA Division III Cross Country National...
View ArticleWang receives prestigious NIH BRAIN initiative award
Details: Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a prestigious BRAIN Initiative Award from the National...
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 ArticleEngineering launches Professional Education Technology and Leadership Center
Details: To better meet the needs of the regional information technology community, the Center for Application of Information Technology (CAIT) at Washington University in St. Louis will become the...
View ArticleGiammar seeking new solutions for underground carbon storage
Details: By Beth Miller Dan Giammar, PhD, is going deep into the earth to find a potential solution to store carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Giammar, the Harold D. Jolley Career...
View ArticleMechanical journey of cancer cells focus of new study
Details: Amit Pathak, PhD, assistant professor in mechanical engineering & materials science, has been awarded a three-year, $180,000 New Investigator grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr....
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 ArticleAlumnus Moerner wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Details: By Beth Miller W. E. Moerner, PhD, a 1975 alumnus of the Washington University School of Engineering & Applied Science, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2014, the Royal...
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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 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...
View ArticleDiscovery Competition winners featured in Fast Company
Details: By Ben Schiller, Fast Company Imagine what your life would be like if you needed glasses but couldn't afford a pair. You would struggle to work, look after your family, and do all kinds of...
View ArticleEngineering alums team to help kids with math
Details: By Rick Skwiot The serendipitous California convergence of two Engineering alumni is adding up to better math skills for underprivileged Bay Area youth. Lew Epstein directs and Charlie Simmons...
View ArticleWalk through buildings from your own device
Details: By Beth Miller Would you like to visit The Frick Collection art museum in New York City but can’t find the time? No problem. You can take a 3-D virtual tour that will make you feel like you...
View ArticleWang to receive SPIE award in biomedical optics
Details: Lihong Wang, PhD, a world-renowned innovator in biomedical optics and imaging, has been awarded the 2015 Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award from SPIE for his pioneering technical...
View ArticleEngineering launches Professional Education Technology and Leadership Center
Details: To better meet the needs of the regional information technology community, the Center for Application of Information Technology (CAIT) at Washington University in St. Louis will become the...
View ArticleEngineers find a way to win in laser performance by losing
Details: By Tony Fitzpatrick Energy loss in optical systems, such as lasers, is a chief hindrance to their performance and efficiency, and it occurs on an ongoing, frustrating basis. To help laser...
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