COVID-19 Exposure Notifications system launches

University faculty, staff and students will now be able to use a COVID-19 exposure notification system through their smartphones. The university is piloting the system, called MO/Notify, launched with approval from the state of Missouri.

Two strands are tougher than one

Research from the lab of Kimberly Parker at the McKelvey School of Engineering reveals key differences between single- and double-stranded RNA, insights that may prove useful to fields from agriculture to medicine.

Don’t cry over spoiled milk, incentivize supply chain

Research involving Olin Business School provides a blueprint for development of a sustainable milk production supply chain, where milk waste is reduced in a way that is cost-effective, socially acceptable and environmentally sound.

Muddied waters: sinking organics alter seafloor records

The remains of microscopic plankton blooms in near-shore ocean environments slowly sink to the seafloor, setting off processes that forever alter an important record of Earth’s history, according to research from geoscientists, including David Fike in Arts & Sciences.

Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate cells

Srikanth Singamaneni and Barani Raman at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed technology to use nanoparticles to heat and manipulate cells in the brain and heart.

Notables

Dan Epps, the Treiman Professor of Law, testified before the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States last week. He has expertise in court reform, where his work is influencing major policy debates.

Research Wire

Research from Hong Chen’s lab at the McKelvey School of Engineering highlights the interaction between MRI and focused ultrasound with microbubbles.

Notables

Rebecca Wanzo, professor and chair of women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences, has won two major awards in comic book studies, the Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work and the Charles Hatfield Book Prize from the Comics Studies Society.