Rhoda Au<\/strong> of the School of Medicine<\/strong> spoke at a Congressional briefing<\/a><\/strong> on improving transparency in Alzheimer’s research on March 19.<\/p>\n Graduate students Angel Rubio<\/strong> and Mehraj Awal<\/strong> of the School of Medicine<\/strong>, Hannah Peterson<\/strong> of the College of Engineering<\/strong>, and Rachel Nauer <\/strong>of theCollege of Arts & Sciences<\/strong> participated in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop and Capitol Hill day<\/a><\/strong> from March 24 through 27.<\/p>\n School of Law Dean Angela\u00a0Onwuachi-Willig <\/strong>hosted two alumni<\/a> events<\/a><\/strong> and was sworn in to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 and 26. Law colleaguesElizabeth Cerrato,\u00a0Jack Beerman, Lexi Ongman, Zachary Dubin, <\/strong>and\u00a0Alissa Leonard<\/strong> joined her.<\/p>\n Rebecca Ingber <\/strong>of the School of Law<\/strong> attended the American Society of International Law annual meeting between March 27 and 30.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lawmakers are stepping up their oversight of the college admissions process in the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) charges that dozens of wealthy parents used bribery and cheating to secure their children’s admission into college.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The last Research on Tap of the semester will take place on April 2 with a focus on mechanobiology: how physical cues, such as force and stretch, affect biological processes. Hosted by Elise Morgan of the College of Engineering and Katya Ravid of the\u00a0School of Medicine, the\u00a0event will feature microtalks from University faculty who are studying mechanobiology and how it can be applied to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. A networking reception where investigators can interact with potential research collaborators will follow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nWASHINGTON REACTS TO ADMISSIONS SCANDAL<\/h2>\n
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