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Four ways to curb light pollution, save bugs
Artificial light at night negatively impacts thousands of species: beetles, moths, wasps and other insects that have evolved to use light levels as cues for courtship, foraging and navigation. Writing...
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‘For colored girls who have considered suicide’
The cast of Ntozake Shange’s “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.” (All photos: Danny Reise/Washington University) In 1974, Ntozake Shange and a small group of...
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ISP to improve math education in local schools through Math314
Stagnant scores, frustrated students, daunted educators — such is the state of math education across the nation and in the region. That’s why the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington...
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Political scientist tunes into the world of song
Macedonian performers parade across Stone Bridge during the Skopje International Festival of music in 2018. (Photo: Neil Bussey/Shutterstock) What are two political scientists, including one from...
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Scientists unravel mysteries of cells’ whiplike extensions
Cilia, or flagella — whiplike appendages on cells — perform diverse tasks required to keep the body healthy. When cilia malfunction, the consequences can be devastating, causing a range of problems,...
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Parking team offers updates, reminders
The Parking & Transportation Services team at Washington University in St. Louis and the Washington University Police Department is informing the campus community about the Motorist Assist Program...
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Men’s Project leader strives to dismantle toxic masculinity on campus
Growing up in New York, Washington University in St. Louis senior Sean Dunnsue was a talented three-sport athlete. Yet he never felt comfortable in the locker room. “There could be an almost primal...
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Analyzing characteristics of fine particles in the air from space
It is well known that fine particulates in the air are associated with cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases and cancer. What are not yet known are the different types of pollution that...
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Brain imaging of babies with Down syndrome focus of $11.5 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $11.5 million grant to lead a multicenter effort to understand how brain development in babies with Down...
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Gut microbes alter characteristics of norovirus infection
The highly contagious norovirus causes diarrhea and vomiting and is notorious for spreading rapidly through densely populated spaces, such as cruise ships, nursing homes, schools and day care centers....
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New book examines eating disorders, failure to care for those impacted
Video courtesy of Arts & Sciences A new book from a cultural anthropologist at Washington University in St. Louis explores a topic that impacts and kills almost as many people in the United States...
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Washington People: Jennifer Gartley
From negotiating performance contracts with some of the world’s best musical artists to working on multimillion-dollar construction projects, Jennifer Gartley keeps busy at the 560 Music Building on...
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Friedman to leave position as vice chancellor for public affairs
Friedman Jill D. Friedman, vice chancellor for public affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, will leave her position effective Dec. 31, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. A national...
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Drug-resistant staph can spread easily in household environments
Once rare, the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infects hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. each year and kills about 20,000. Antibiotic overuse has made MRSA more...
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WUDT presents ‘Coalescence’ Dec. 6-8
“Emergent Action,” choreographed by David Marchant (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University) In the forest, each tree represents a series of adaptations. Roots, trunk, branches, canopy — all are...
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#DecYourDigs winners offer a peek inside their winning rooms
Color, collages and comfort — those characteristics identify the winning rooms in the 2019 #DecYourDigs room-decorating contest sponsored by the Office of Residential Life. Here, The Record takes a...
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Video: ‘Ai Weiwei: Bare Life’
“I’m not a person who has a clear plan,” Ai Weiwei said. And yet, he observed, flowing “like a leaf on the river” can lead to unexpected destinations. In this video, the acclaimed dissident artist...
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Halting opioid abuse aim of several grants from NIH, CDC
Tapped for their work aimed at stemming opioid abuse and halting what has become an epidemic in the United States, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received...
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Lower number of people covered leads to higher rural health insurance...
Small risk pools may contribute to the challenges faced by private insurance plans in rural areas, in which case risk reinsurance, or insurance for the insurer, is a potential policy solution, finds a...
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Machine learning, imaging technique may boost colon cancer diagnosis
Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide, with about 90% of cases occurring in people 50 or older. Arising from the inner surface, or muscosal layer, of the colon, cancerous...
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