Yoo, Sun recognized for developing novel method to study aged neurons
Andrew S. Yoo, the Phil and Sima Needleman Distinguished Professor of Developmental Biology at WashU Medicine, and Zhao Sun, a staff scientist in Yoo’s laboratory, have received the Morby Prize from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund in recognition of their groundbreaking paper that describes a novel method to study aged neurons.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a National Science Foundation grant to use artificial intelligence to design a new kind of plastics that can be easily broken down and recycled.
Ordered Liberty Project to promote civic education, expand viewpoint diversity
Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has announced a new Washington University in St. Louis initiative to further promote academic freedom, viewpoint diversity and civic education. The Ordered Liberty Project will recruit endowed faculty across disciplines and support existing programs to build an intellectual culture where rigorous debate strengthens both scholarship and student learning.
