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Washington University announces local College Prep scholars
Washington University in St. Louis has admitted 49 rising high school sophomores to its innovative College Prep Program, a multiyear initiative that prepares high-achieving students with limited...
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Washington University, Saint Louis University partner to grow region’s economy
Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University launched the COLLAB, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to harness the research and talent generation capacities of the region’s...
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Reimagining 4340 Duncan
The $44 million, 15-month renovation of 4340 Duncan in the Cortex Innovation District is nearly complete, and demonstrates the connection, collaboration and community partnership taking place around...
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What does war sound like?
“In the modern era, war sounds like explosions, and automatic weapons fire, helicopters and tanks,” said Todd Decker, chair of music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. “Of...
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‘Education is transformative’
Stanley Andrisse, assistant professor at the Howard University College of Medicine, delivers the Commencement address. (All photos: Joe Angeles/Washington University in St. Louis) On May 22, the...
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Academy of Science-St. Louis honors faculty
The Academy of Science-St. Louis recently honored Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton for his leadership in science and three researchers at the School of Medicine for their...
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CSD helps Nebraska add college savings plan for newborns
Nebraska’s legislature, assisted by research and guidance from Washington University in St. Louis, on May 24 unanimously approved a universal Child Development Account (CDA) policy that will cover...
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Metcalfe gift supports study of adversity’s effects on children’s brains
Compelled by the potential to improve the lives of vulnerable children, emeritus trustee Walter Metcalfe Jr. and his wife, Cynthia, have made a commitment of nearly $4 million through outright and...
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Washington People: Steve Givens
Each August at Convocation, the annual formal gathering of first-year students of Washington University in St. Louis, it was Steve Givens’ job to prepare the torches that Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton...
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$9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhood
A multicenter research team led jointly by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to...
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Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and start to multiply out of control. But how fast a tumor grows does not depend solely on how quickly the cancer cells can divide, a new study has...
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McKelvey Engineering to host summer research for undergrads
Undergraduate students interested in learning more about thermal management research will have the opportunity to participate in a new summer research program at the McKelvey School of Engineering at...
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Olin alumnus scores dream job with St. Louis Blues
Dylan Slaughter (four rows behind goalie Jordan Binnington) joined the Blues in November. Staff photo courtesy of the St. Louis Blues. From the time Washington University in St. Louis graduate Dylan...
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Crest Whitestrips and the myth of big company innovation
Paul Sagel seems to have violated all the presumed rules about innovation at big companies. With a swipe of gel and a strip of plastic, the Procter & Gamble research fellow created a $250 million...
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Ultrasound used to measure movement of ciliated cells
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have been studying cilia for years to determine how their dysfunction leads to infertility and other conditions associated with cilia-related diseases....
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Brounk receives Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award
Thomas Brounk, director of mental health services at Habif Health & Wellness Center, receives congratulations from Lori White, vice chancellor for student affairs. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington...
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Chancellor launches blog
Martin As the chancellorship of Washington University in St. Louis changed hands June 1 for the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin decided to mark the transition by...
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Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in the U.S. each year, mostly due to the fact that it is detected too late for surgery to remove and halt the spread of the cancer. Cysts in the pancreas...
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To fight TB infection, early protection is crucial
In the first days after the tuberculosis (TB) bacteria infect the body, a flurry of immune cells are activated to fight the infection. Now, researchers have identified a master cell that coordinates...
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Marshall, Stormo to receive 2019 faculty achievement awards
Fiona Marshall and Gary Stormo will receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2019 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. Marshall, the James W. and Jean L. Davis...
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