Immunity-boosting treatment helps fight blood cancers

A study from the School of Medicine shows that treatment with the immunity boosting protein interleukin 7 after an infusion of genetically modified T cells causes the cancer-fighting CAR-T cells to grow in number and become more effective at killing tumor cells.

Intimate partner violence in Colombia costs $90M a year

The single-year health burden associated with physical intimate partner violence in the South American country of Columbia was $90.6 million, finds a new study from the Brown School.

Rapid Ebola diagnosis may be possible with new technology

A new study from School of Medicine researchers and colleagues elsewhere details a new tool that can quickly identify the presence of Ebola virus in blood samples. The technology has potential to be developed into a rapid diagnostic test.

Notables

Gerald Early, the Merle King Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, will serve as interim director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, effective July 1. William Acree and Hedwig Lee, both in Arts & Sciences, are stepping down as co-directors.

Research Wire

Sachiko Amari, research professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, is part of the international team that described results from the first sample-return mission to a carbonaceous asteroid, the JAXA Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu. The study was published this month in Science.

Research Wire

Aravind Nagulu at the McKelvey School of Engineering is co-principal investigator on a $2.4 million federal grant that will help develop filters for next-generation wireless systems.

Announcements

Pitch competition to support female faculty entrepreneurs

Equalize, a mentoring program and pitch competition designed to support academic women entrepreneurs, takes place June 30. Register to attend the virtual event.