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The physics of baseball
Peters is an expert in applied aerodynamics, but he also knows a thing or two about baseball. (Courtesy photo) David Peters is an expert on aerodynamics and aeroelasticity. He researches the dynamic...
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Going deep: The ‘contagious energy’ of Opening Day
In the five long months since the Boston Red Sox became champions of Major League Baseball, fans all over the country have suffered through one of the harshest winters on record. Finally, with...
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Washington University creates faculty group to spur thinking, dialogue around...
The St. Louis region currently is engaged in a discussion about the Better Together initiative, which would put to the voters a petition to merge St. Louis County and St. Louis City. In his personal...
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Federal farming report features two Olin researchers
Two Olin Business School researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are highlighted in a new federal report issued March 27 showing how U.S. farmers — facing a surge of weather events and...
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Cannabis during pregnancy bumps psychosis risk in offspring
Pregnant women who use cannabis may slightly increase the risk their unborn child will develop psychosis later in life, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis. Fine “Our research...
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They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization — or lack thereof
Human bodies have some built-in systems to care for themselves. The cells that line our lungs, nose, brain and reproductive system have cilia, which are tiny, hair-like structures designed to sweep out...
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Great Artists Series presents Gil Shaham April 7
Shaham (Photo: Luke Ratray) Praised for his “silvery tone” (Washington Post), “gleeful command” (New York Times) and “insightful interpretation” (Classical Source), Gil Shaham is among today’s foremost...
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Rasmussen’s posthumous publication solves ancient monkey mystery
Nearly five years after his death, colleagues of Washington University in St. Louis anthropologist D. Tab Rasmussen are recognizing his contributions by listing him as first author on a primate...
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Schaal to conclude Arts & Sciences deanship
Schaal Barbara A. Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, has announced her intention to...
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‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers
Mistakes in DNA are known to drive cancer growth. But a new study, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, heavily implicates a genetic phenomenon commonly known as “jumping genes”...
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‘Featherweight oxygen’ discovery opens window on nuclear symmetry
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered and characterized a new form of oxygen dubbed “featherweight oxygen” — the lightest-ever version of the familiar chemical element...
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Solar expansion continues at Washington University
Washington University in St. Louis aims to be a national leader in campus sustainability. It’s a core priority, and the university has heavily invested in reducing its carbon footprint, as well as...
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Imagining new futures for architecture and storage
Planometric and sectional views of shared storage spaces, from “Collective Clutter,” which proposes new spatial and socially engaged models of storage. (Image: Courtesy of Lily Zhang) If architecture...
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Campus celebrates Wrightons at Wrightonpalooza
The Washington University in St. Louis community will celebrate the leadership and legacy of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and wife, Risa Zwerling Wrighton, at Wrightonpalooza, a festival featuring live...
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Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting March 1, the following faculty were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective July 1 unless otherwise...
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90th Annual Fashion Design Show
Liv Hampton of Mother Models wears an outfit from Regina Sterge’s “Of the Earth” collection. The hand-painted fabrics are inspired by nature and memories of the designer’s childhood garden. (Photo:...
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Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves ‘cheater’ root traits
Weedy rice is neither wild rice nor crop rice, but rice gone rogue that has shed some traits important to people. It also is an incredibly aggressive, potentially detrimental weed that pops up almost...
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Michael Bloomberg to deliver Commencement address at Washington University in...
Bloomberg Michael R. Bloomberg, 108th mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, will deliver the 2019 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis,...
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Tidying up: A new way to direct trash to autophagy
Marie Kondo herself couldn’t do it any better. Usually cells are good at recognizing what doesn’t spark joy. They’re constantly cleaning house — picking through their own stuff to clear out what no...
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Olin Award-winning research: Sifting inhuman options for human choices
Dennis Zhang and Jake Feldman’s research started as a debate between Washington University in St. Louis faculty members — a little like the Reese’s candy commercial pitting peanut butter lovers against...
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