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Farag, Mintz selected as Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellows

Program recognizes doctoral students for achievements, promise in biomedical sciences.

02.17.2025

Umar Iqbal, Ning Zhang and doctoral student Yuhao Wu and their collaborators have developed IsolateGPT, a method that keeps external tools isolated from each other while still running in a large language model system and mitigating security risks. (Credit: iStock photo)

Traditional computer security principles can help develop secure agentic systems

Umar Iqbal, collaborators develop IsolateGPT to make LLM-based agents more secure.

02.17.2025

TRIADS announces new round of seed grants

Eight transdisciplinary teams will leverage data science to address pressing societal questions.

02.14.2025

Alexandra Rutz and Somtochukwu Okafor have developed a technique to 3D print bioelectronic scaffolds that could help new tissue grow that could be used for drug development, environmental toxicity and other uses. (Credit: Somtochukwu Okafor)

For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design

Alex Rutz’s lab creates bioelectronic scaffolds in a unique way.

02.13.2025

Bai honored by Academy of Science-St. Louis

Peng Bai has been recognized for his contributions by the Academy of Science – St. Louis.

02.11.2025

Stellar achievement

Estela Villacis selected for Brooke Owens Fellowship.

02.11.2025

Jacobs appointed for digital transformation

Nathan Jacobs has been appointed to a leadership post supporting the university’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation (DI2) Accelerator.

02.10.2025

Alumna Losli seeks to improve the world through water

As president of Illinois American Water, Rebecca Losli credits WashU for opportunities.

02.10.2025

New polarization-independent, highly resonant metasurfaces can precisely amplify and control light without requiring incoming light (top left) to be oriented and traveling in a certain direction. (Image: Bo Zhao)

Collection of tiny antennas can amplify and control light polarized in any direction

Mark Lawrence developed metasurfaces made of highly resonant nanoantennas that can amplify and interact with light regardless of polarization.

02.10.2025

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ESE Seminar Series | Zhiyang Wang at Preston M. Green Hall

Feb 18 3:00 pm

IMSE Seminar: "Atom Probe Tomography: Possibilities, Limitations, and Debunked Myths" Dr. Wolfgang Windl at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Feb 20 10:00 am

BME Seminar Stephen A. Boppart, MD, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Chamoun-Nicolas, colleagues write chapters on student engagement

The Sever Institute’s Habib Chamoun-Nicolas focuses on connection, motivation following pandemic.

11.12.2024

Zhu, collaborators win pilot grant to study endometrial cancer

Quing Zhu will work to develop a noninvasive, high-resolution method for imaging endometrial cancer.

10.16.2024

Bae recognized by Falling Walls Foundation for breakthroughs in high-density energy storage

Sang-Hoon Bae named one of 10 winners worldwide of Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of 2024 in Energy and Technology.

08.26.2024

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The Plastics Problem

McKelvey engineers tackle one of the biggest environmental issues of our time.

04.01.2024

Where Engineering and Public Health Meet

Dan Giammar wants to put himself out of business.

04.01.2024

A New Course

Family inspiration, on-campus community support essential to their success.

04.01.2024

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In the media: Mysterious Blobs Found inside Cells Are Rewriting the Story of How Life Works

Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are leading to a new understanding of the cell.

01.22.2025

In the Media: New Technique for Diagnosing Brain Diseases is Successfully Put to the Test

HEC Science & Technology explores Hong Chen's new method of detecting Alzheimer's disease.

07.31.2023

A research team is developing a hydrogel based on the adhesive properties of mussel foot proteins that could seal cracks in boats and act as a replacement for surgical sutures. (Image by Nathan Johnson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Drawing Inspiration from the Muscle of the Mussel Foot

Scientists aim to mimic a mussel’s ability to stick to surfaces to bioengineer novel materials.

05.18.2023

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Farag, Mintz selected as Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellows

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For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design

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Jacobs appointed for digital transformation

Alumna Losli seeks to improve the world through water

Collection of tiny antennas can amplify and control light polarized in any direction

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ESE Seminar Series | Zhiyang Wang at Preston M. Green Hall

IMSE Seminar: "Atom Probe Tomography: Possibilities, Limitations, and Debunked Myths" Dr. Wolfgang Windl at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

BME Seminar Stephen A. Boppart, MD, PhD at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

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Zhu, collaborators win pilot grant to study endometrial cancer

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