Casey Chang

Campus student groups organized a candlelight vigil with more than 100 attendees on Sproul Plaza on Tuesday evening to honor those killed during the Feb. 28 missile strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran. U.S. military investigators found the United States were likely responsible for the attack that killed about 168 people, including 110 students. “The difficulty in having a candlelight vigil is that you hope that it will stop,” said ethnic studies lecturer Hatem Bazian.

Ting Xu, a campus professor in chemistry and materials science and engineering, will lead a team of scientists in creating a biodegradable protein-based fabric. The Bezos Earth Fund awarded Xu’s team $10 million, a portion of the total $34 million in grants announced this year. The funds will go toward multiple projects aimed at reinventing the fashion and textile industry with sustainable materials.