Of note

Alexandra Chakeres, Amy Fletcher and Danielle Porter, all WUSTL engineering students and members of the WUSTL team at the L’Oreal Ingenious program competition, placed second in the contest. The L’Oreal Ingenious program allows undergraduate students interested in careers in engineering and supply chain to experience the profession. …

Henric S. Krawczynski, Ph.D., associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $32,592 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research titled “Target of Opportunity Observations of the Blazars MRK 421, MRK 501, and 1ES 1959 650.” …

Lisa Potts, Ph.D., research instructor of otolaryngology — head and neck surgery, has received a one-year, $20,000 grant from the American Hearing Research Foundation for research titled “Speech-Evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses in Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Adults With and Without Amplification.”