Sports update Sept. 4: Volleyball opens season with six wins
The second-ranked volleyball team swept its first six opponents over the weekend to get off to a 6-0 start to the season. The Bears topped Fontbonne University (25-13, 25-15, 25-15) and William Woods...
View ArticleNicholson new ombuds for Danforth faculty
Linda Nicholson, PhD, the Susan E. and William P. Stiritz Distinguished Professor in Women’s Studies in Arts & Sciences, has been named the new ombuds for Danforth Campus faculty at Washington...
View ArticleMonsanto grants $2.2 million to help expand MySci at WUSTL
Washington University in St. Louis’ Institute for School Partnership (ISP) has received a $2.2 million grant from the Monsanto Fund to take the institute’s cornerstone program, MySci, to the next...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship competitions launch Sept. 6
The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis will kick off its two business plan competitions at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. Combined, the Olin Cup and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Wes Moore discusses book with First-Year Reading Program essay winners
http://youtu.be/E8UXZ1da9i0Wes Moore visited Washington University in St. Louis Sept. 4, talking with groups of students and faculty before giving an Assembly Series address to a packed College Hall on...
View ArticleWang receives $3.8 million NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Lihong Wang, PhD, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Pioneer Award to explore novel imaging techniques using light that promise significant improvements in biomedical imaging...
View ArticleShedding light on childhood cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among children ages 1-14 and will affect over 12,000 families in the United States this year alone. To increase awareness, September has been, since 2009,...
View ArticleDeadline for diversity, inclusion grant proposals Oct. 29
Faculty and administrators at Washington University in St. Louis with ideas for improving the campus environment for women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and other diverse groups are...
View ArticleStudy in mice suggests sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer's
Audio available Sleep disruptions may be among the earliest indicators of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Sept. 5 in Science...
View ArticleRuby Bridges’ powerful story sets tone for Ervin Scholars Program’s 25th...
Many decades after Ruby Bridges broke the color barrier in New Orleans’ public school system, she continues to share her extraordinary story of a 6-year-old whose bravery and strength helped break down...
View ArticleVIDEO: Brown School students start off year ‘walking the walk’
http://youtu.be/rgNTBSUYKJIBefore classes began at the Brown School, students, faculty and staff went out into the St. Louis area Aug. 25 for the annual Brown School Community Service Day. The event...
View ArticleMacias to conclude 25-year tenure as chief academic officer
Edward S. Macias, who has served as chief academic officer at Washington University in St. Louis for the past 25 years, has announced that he will step down from his position as provost and executive...
View Article‘Remembering 9/11’ opens at Olin Library, runs through Sept. 30
“Remembering 9/11,” an exhibition featuring artifacts that reveal 9/11’s impact both then and now on the university and its members, is on view at Olin Library through Sunday, Sept. 30, in Olin...
View ArticleProtein critical to gut lining repair
Hiroyuki MiyoshiScientists have identified a protein that is critical to repairing glands in the intestine's inner lining. The glands appear as dark green spots above and are rebuilt every two to four...
View ArticleWUSTL faculty member part of national initiative to change undergraduate...
The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) announced Sept. 7 that Kathryn Miller, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington...
View ArticleMemorial services scheduled for two students
Memorial services will be held this month for two WUSTL students who recently died — Emily Benatar and Gabrielle “Gabby” Reuveni. A service for Emily Benatar will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 23,...
View ArticleAdolescents with autism spectrum disorder at risk for bullying
A new study suggests an estimated 46.3 percent of adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were the victims of bullying, according to a report published this week in the American Medical...
View ArticleLarge lung cancer study shows potential for more targeted therapies
A nationwide consortium of scientists has reported the first comprehensive genetic analysis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, a common type of lung cancer responsible for about 400,000 deaths...
View ArticleU.S. immigration policy expert Tino Cuellar to give Constitution Day address
Veteran policy specialist and 2012 Washington University Distinguished Visiting Scholar Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuellar, JD, PhD, will present this year’s Constitution Day lecture on “Immigrants,...
View ArticleKyle Erdos-Knapp presents Liederabend Sept. 16
Kyle Erdos-Knapp as Count René in Ohio Light Opera’s 2010 production of Franz Lehar’s The Count of Luxembourg. The acclaimed young tenor will present WUSTL's annual Liederabend Sept. 16. Acclaimed...
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