  We summarize here recent results from the STAR collaboration focusing on
processes involving large momentum transfers. Measurements of angular
correlations of di-hadrons are explored in both the pseudorapidity (eta) and
azimuthal (phi) projections. In central Au+Au, an elongated structure is found
in the eta projection which persists up to the highest measured pT. After
quantifying the particle yield in this structure and subtracting it from the
near-side yield, we observe that the remainder exhibits a behavior strikingly
similar to that of the near-side yield in d+Au. For heavy flavor production,
using electron-hadron correlations in p+p collisions, we obtain an estimate of
the b-quark contribution to the non-photonic electrons in the pT region 3-6
GeV/c, and find it consistent with FONLL calculations. Together with the
observed suppression of non-photonic electrons in Au+Au, this strongly suggests
suppression of b-quark production in Au+Au collisions. We discuss results on
the mid-rapidity Upsilon cross-section in p+p collisions. Finally, we present a
proof-of-principle measurement of photon-hadron correlations in p+p collisions,
paving the way for the tomographic study of the matter produced in central
Au+Au via gamma-jet measurements.
