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$9 million to investigate blood-clotting disorders
BloodStrands of a protein called von Willebrand Factor (orange) play a key role in blood clotting. Secreted by cells lining the blood vessels, the strands capture platelets and initiate the formation...
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Study documents preemies’ development in NICU, suggests early interventions
Audio availablePremature infants are born into a world their tiny bodies often are not ready for. Developmental differences between those babies and full-term infants often are apparent prior to a...
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Poet Carl Phillips to help relaunch Modern Literature Reading Series
Acclaimed poet Carl Phillips will help relaunch the Modern Literature Reading Series at Washington University in St. Louis when he does a reading at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. Also reading at the event...
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Filmmaker Burns to receive WUSTL’s International Humanities Medal
Since Ken Burns first collaborated with Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, as a consultant on his 1992 documentary, Baseball, the two have enjoyed a...
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$50 million to speed discoveries for patients
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $50 million grant to help speed the translation of scientific discoveries into improvements in human health. The grant, from the...
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Puppy love helped charity at Rent-a-Pet event
kevin lowderSophomores Courtney Kim, left, and Emily Attubato "rented" goldenretriever Faith during the Chi Omega sorority fundraiser Oct. 2 for theMake-A-Wish Foundation. For $5, people could rent a...
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How to have a healthy holiday: The key is balance
Haire-Joshu There’s nothing wrong with a cookie or a glass of eggnog at the holidays, says Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD, director of the Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research and the Center for...
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$50 million to speed discoveries for patients
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $50 million grant to help speed the translation of scientific discoveries into improvements in human health. The grant, from the...
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Vitamin D prevents clogged arteries in diabetics
Audio available People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that low vitamin D...
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Washington People: John F. DiPersio
Robert BostonJohn F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, the Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Professor of Medicine, speaks with patient Elzy Bannister. Throughout his career, DiPersio has worked at the intersection of...
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October Car-Free Month draws to a close
Evie HemphillWill Fischer, sustainability coordinator in the Office of Sustainability, demonstrates and explains a bicycle “fixit” station in front of Olin Library to Sharon Corcoran, coordinator for...
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WUSTL leads effort to launch transformative Semester Online program
Through a state-of-the-art virtual classroom, students in Semester Online will participate in discussions and activities, attend lectures and collaborate with peers while guided by renowned professors...
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New consortium of leading universities will move forward with transformative,...
Courtesy imageThrough a state-of-the-art virtual classroom, students in Semester Online will participate in discussions and exercises, attend lectures and collaborate with peers while guided by...
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Kittlaus named assistant dean for communications at Brown School
Ann Kittlaus has been named assistant dean for communications at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Edward F. Lawlor, PhD, dean and the William E. Gordon...
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Post-election, George Will assesses relationship between religion and...
Pulitzer Prize-winning political journalist and author George F. Will is scheduled to deliver the fall 2012 keynote speech for the John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at 7 p.m. Tuesday,...
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WUSTL helps United Way reach record goal
United Way agency client and cancer survivor Dawn and her children Daya (left) and Ricky attend the announcement that the charity had reached its $72 million record fundraising goal, in part thanks to...
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Youth with autism gravitate toward STEM majors in college — if they get there
It’s a popularly held belief that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gravitate toward STEM majors in college (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).Shattuck A new study,...
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Nominations sought for Civic Scholars Program
The Gephardt Institute for Public Service is accepting nominations for the Civic Scholars Program, which recognizes Washington University undergraduate students who exemplify future potential for civic...
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Two Washington University students are Rhodes finalists
Seniors Madelein Daepp, an economics and mathematics major, and Jeremy Pivor, an environmental biology major, were finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.Daepp and Pivor were among 212...
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Social Change Grant showcase to be held Dec. 5
A showcase featuring three student projects selected by the Community Service Office to receive Social Change grants last summer will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Danforth...
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