Changjin Huang and Wentao Liang, graduate students in engineering science and mechanics and under the advising of Dr. Sulin Zhang, attended the short course, Mechanics of Soft Materials. The short course was held on May 9 – 12 in Evanston, IL. This course is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the International Union of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, and the US National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. For more information, please visit their website.