Washington University researchers leading NSF-funded biomanufacturing project
The National Science Foundation has awarded a team led by Washington University researchers a $26 million, five-year grant to investigate ways to use existing carbon dioxide for manufacturing through biological systems. WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering is leading the project, called the Carbon Utilization Redesign for Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization (CURB) Engineering Research Center. Marcus Foston, co-principal investigator and […]
Words on the Street
WashU alums Shannon Levin and Marina Peng understand that the very nature of public art makes it difficult to gauge how it resonates with the people viewing it. Yet if they ever doubt that their public art project, PSA, strikes a chord with St. Louis audiences, they can recall a recent story about what happened when two passers-by encountered one of their installations.
Hazelwood teens learn breast cancer awareness and healthy habits
Dr. Lannis Hall faces an auditorium full of young women at Hazelwood East High School. She’s there to talk about health – breast health. As a radiation oncologist from Washington University in St. Louis, Hall is aware these high school students are likely years away from needing mammograms or other breast screenings. However, she wants them to begin understanding how they can start reducing their cancer risk now and to encourage them to share this knowledge with their loved ones. Such was the inspiration for the “Go Tell Your Momma” initiative, through which Hall presents at Hazelwood School District’s East, Central and West high schools.
WashU student wins GeoFutures STL scholarship to advance geospatial studies
GeoFutures – the initiative of Greater St. Louis, Inc. working to advance St. Louis’ geospatial technology sector – announced today that Ritika Tejwani, a Business and Computer Science Major at Washington University in St. Louis, is the winner of this year’s GeoFutures STL Scholarship, funded through the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
NEURO360 initiative aims to make St. Louis a neuroscience juggernaut
A group led by BioSTL and Washington University recently applied for $160 million in grant funding to boost the region’s neuroscience and neurotech ecosystems.
In ‘Radical Atlas,’ 100 maps show the what and why of Ferguson
There are infinite ways to map a place, and capturing the many dimensions of Ferguson is what Patty Heyda set out to do in her new book, “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.” With more than 100 maps that explore the distribution of libraries, fast-food franchises, airport runways and Fortune 500 companies in north St. Louis County, Heyda’s survey-like book illustrates how municipal planning has led to poverty and racial inequality.
‘Radical Atlas’ is graphic depiction of Ferguson disparity
If you want to learn about why life can be so difficult in north St. Louis County, Patty Heyda has mapped it all out in clear and convincing detail. Ten years after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson brought stark, unwanted attention to the North County suburb, “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA” provides a close, critical look into disparities in the region, how they compare with similar conditions in other parts of the county and what can be done to correct them.
A St. Louis firm races to diagnose Alzheimer’s faster
In the world of Alzheimer’s disease research, where the setbacks have been many, the advent of blood tests has been hailed as a welcome innovation. And a St. Louis company is on the cutting edge of the field, pioneering new tests in hopes of advancing drug research and one day giving patients earlier indicators of the disease. The company has been growing its workforce and competing in the crowded field of medical firms developing faster methods of diagnosing Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
Food Outreach and the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis collaborate to study the impact of food and medicine on diabetes care
Food Outreach has partnered with Dan Ferris, an assistant professor of practice at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, to conduct a study to evaluate the effect of Food Outreach’s type II diabetes pilot program. Ferris’s study, titled “From Translation to Transformation: Medically Tailored Meals and Food-is-Medicine Approaches for Reducing Health Disparities in Diabetes Management,” aims to evaluate how a comprehensive Medically Tailored Meals program in St. Louis can improve outcomes for adults with type 2 diabetes.
“Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA” takes a look at the North County suburb a decade after the death of Michael Brown
Through more than 100 maps analyzing racial, socioeconomic, tax incentive, and urban planning, the new book from WashU professor Patty Heyda reveals how the physical environment impacts Americans’ lives.