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KUDOS:
Steven Strasberg, MD,
the Pruett Family Professor of Surgery in the School of Medicine, will receive the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. The award recognizes physicians who are leaders in the hepato-pancreato-biliary field, who are dedicated to forwarding research, and who have had a long-term impact on the association.
Lihong Wang, PhD,
the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden. Wang has been one of the prominent figures in developing photoacoustic imaging technology in biomedicine.
Washington University
won the Star Circle of Excellence Award, the highest designation in the St. Louis Regional Chamber’s Green Business Challenge. The award recognizes the university’s efforts as a regional leader in areas including energy conservation, waste diversion, alternative transportation, and water use reduction.
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University News
An in-progress view of the interior connection between Knight Hall and Bauer Hall.
Olin’s new 175,000-square-foot facility, including Knight Hall and Bauer Hall, is scheduled to be complete and ready for occupancy in March... more
One of only three state-of-the-art secondary ion mass spectrometers (SIMS) in the world has arrived at Washington University... more
The trial competition team placed first at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy 2013 Tournament of Champions... more
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Research
Professor Venkat Subramanian
IMAGE: St. Louis Business Journal
Engineering Professor Venkat Subramanian and his team have developed a way for lithium-ion battery developers to determine early on whether new battery materials will work... more
School of Medicine research has revealed how the most common form of malaria attacks red blood cells, a discovery that will help scientists develop more effective vaccines and treatments... more
Archaeology Professor David Browman has published a groundbreaking book on women in archaeology from 1865 to 1940... more
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Features
Professor Deanna Barch is studying brain scans and cognitive assessments of volunteers as she works to diagram the human brain.
The work of a psychology professor in the College of Arts & Sciences on the connections in the human brain is featured in the New York Times... more
Law students have begun offering privacy and Internet safety education to local middle school students... more
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Professor Patricia Olynyk leads a national task force for the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities and will lead a seminar on the subject in the fall... more |
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