Achilefu receives prestigious St. Louis Award
Samuel Achilefu, PhD, of the School of Medicine has won the St. Louis Award for 2014 for his work in creating cancer-visualizing glasses, which were used in surgeries for first time last year. He is the 87th person honored with the annual award since it was established in 1931.
Camera developed at Washington University sheds light on mate choice of swordtail fish
A group of researchers have used a special camera developed by Viktor Gruev, PhD, associate professor of computer science and engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, to discover that female northern swordtail fish choose their mates based on a display that is similar to a peacock showing its feathers.