Eternal sunshine of the aging mind

Older adults spend less time worrying and more time staying on task, according to a new study by Matt Welhaf and Julie Bugg, in psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences.

Women’s soccer finishes as national runner-up

The WashU women’s soccer team finished a remarkable season Dec. 2, losing the NCAA Division III national championship game 1-0 to California Lutheran University.

Schreiber receives scientific innovator award

Robert Schreiber, at the School of Medicine, is the 2024 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of cancer immunology.

2D material reshapes 3D electronics for AI hardware

Sang-Hoon Bae at the McKelvey School of Engineering and collaborators have demonstrated integrated processing hardware they say could revolutionize artificial intelligence computing.

Research Wire

Nathan Jacobs at the McKelvey School of Engineering led a team that developed a joint learning framework to enhance two closely related computer vision tasks critical in autonomous driving applications.

Notables

Virologist Maritza Puray-Chavez, a staff scientist at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2023 Dr. Eddie Mendez Scholar by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Announcements

Donations sought for food drive

The Danforth Staff Council has organized a food drive in support of Operation Food Search. Donations of canned goods and other nonperishable items are being accepted at locations across campus through Monday, Dec. 11.