The campus’s Armstrong Fund for Science has announced its award for 2020 to principal investigator Jun Yao, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Derek Lovley, professor of microbiology – an interdisciplinary team that is developing a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air. 

The Office of Faculty Development and the Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion are working with partners across campus to coordinate the “Supporting Faculty Resilience Series,” a collaborative series of optional summer programming to support faculty resilience in research and writing. The series, running May 26 through June 26, has over 40 programs available with additional programming being planned.

Viviana Chiu-Sik Wu, of the School of Public Policy faculty, has received a research grant from the Generosity Commission to study the “philanthropic gap” across the US, with a particular focus on how nonprofits that serve disadvantaged communities are affected. Wu is the project’s principal investigator. 

Three winners have been named for the Distinguished Community Engagement Awards in the categories of teaching, research and engagement.