Lara Weber

Chicago

Communications Director at News from the States

ex-Chicago Tribune editorial board member, journalist & political junkie whose natural habitat is wild outdoors. Enjoys flashbacks of Peace Corps-Zambia/Africa.

Articles

Scalable protein design using optimization in a relaxed sequence space

Oct 24, 2024 | science.org | Manojit M. Swamynathan |Christopher Frank |Ali Khoshouei |Dominik Schiwietz |Christopher Talbot Frank |Lara Weber | +8 more

Editor’s summaryProtein design methods have made rapid progress in recent years with the introduction of machine learning–based generative models. Frank et al. now debut an alternative method called relaxed sequence optimization that enables efficient and robust convergence toward optimal structures on the basis of iterative sequence evolution using gradient descent–based hallucination.
Letter: Disturbing Christianity

Feb 18, 2024 | tulsaworld.com | Lara Weber

After reading the article in the Feb. 8 issue about the My God Votes Capitol Worship Service at the Oklahoma state Capitol, I feel compelled to write this letter (“Weekly worship service at Oklahoma Capitol modeled on Texas program My God Votes“). My God Votes is disturbing to me as a Christian. It’s shameful that people who call themselves Christians are doing this to try to bring God down to their level: politics. God doesn’t vote. He reigns. Jesus didn’t vote. He died.
Catholic charter school would be illegal

Feb 19, 2023 | tulsaworld.com | Lara Weber

State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to keep indoctrination out of Oklahoma public schools. That would include both "woke" and Catholic indoctrination. Since religious public charter schools are currently illegal and the Oklahoma Constitution forbids using tax money to support religion, a Catholic public charter school legally would be a nonstarter.
Letter: Catholic charter school would be illegal

Feb 19, 2023 | etxview.com | Lara Weber

State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to keep indoctrination out of Oklahoma public schools. That would include both "woke" and Catholic indoctrination. Since religious public charter schools are currently illegal and the Oklahoma Constitution forbids using tax money to support religion, a Catholic public charter school legally would be a nonstarter.