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Internship ‘SLAM’ offered for students and local employers Feb. 22
Students looking for a St. Louis-based internship will have an opportunity to hear quick ‘open mic’ pitches from a group of local employers. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb....
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New Stamps scholarship to benefit freshmen, fund ‘out-of-classroom’ experience
Beginning in fall 2013, the prestigious Penelope W. and E. Roe Stamps IV Leadership Scholarship will award the full cost of undergraduate attendance to outstanding freshmen at Washington University in...
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Doctor wins NIH prize for ideas to restore vision
A Washington University retina specialist is one of 10 U.S. scientists selected by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for innovative projects to improve...
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Some autism behaviors linked to altered gene
Audio availableScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as...
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Emerging cancer drugs may drive bone tumors
Chang Yang, MD, PhDInvestigational cancer drugs, IAP antagonists, may increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone. Tumors often cause bone loss, but IAP antagonist treatment accelerates the problem....
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'Freedom from Smoking' classes begin Feb. 19
The School of Medicine is offering “Freedom from Smoking” classes, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 19. The one-hour classes are free and open to anyone on a first-come, first served basis. They will take place...
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Tutors sought for Each One Teach One program
With more St. Louis public school pupils than ever requesting tutors, WUSTL’s Each One Teach One program is expanding to serve more of them. The Community Service Office is looking for 50 enthusiastic...
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MySci Resource Center opens Feb. 18 (VIDEO)
Sid HastingsThe new Institute for School Partnership MySci Resource Center will serve as the nerve center of WUSTL’s signature effort to improve teaching and learning within the K-12 education...
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School of Medicine faculty awards given
Robert BostonJulio E. Pérez, MD, professor of medicine, holds a plaque designating him a distinguished educator in clinical fellow mentoring at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis....
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Obituary: Udo Kultermann, Ruth and Norman Moore Professor Emeritus of...
Renowned author and art historian Udo Kultermann, who taught architecture at Washington University in St. Louis for nearly 30 years, died Feb. 9, 2013, in New York City, following a long illness. He...
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Collins starts as university’s senior creative director
Creativity, says Tracy Collins, AB ’85, has its foundation in curiosity. “You can’t be creative on a superficial level,” says the university’s first senior creative director, who started in his new...
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Diversity and Inclusion Grants program winners announced
A program to encourage and support women pursuing careers in information technology, and another to create a pipeline of outstanding minority and women candidates for School of Medicine faculty...
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WUSTL linguist partners with Chinese colleagues to find best ways to teach...
joe angelesYanming “Nancy” Gao, right, vice dean of the School of Overseas Education at Northeast Normal University in China, returned to China last month after spending the past year at Washington...
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Building engineers of the future
Every Tuesday afternoon, an undergraduate from Washington University’s School of Engineering & Applied Science heads back to middle school. Nick Okafor leads the after-school Young Engineers Club...
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Arbor Day Foundation names WUSTL a Tree Campus USA for third straight year
Washington University in St. Louis is a Tree Campus USA for the third year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation recently announced. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 to honor...
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Business schools in St. Louis and Singapore launch Global Master of Finance
To meet the needs of today’s global economy, professionals in the field of finance require specialized skills and expertise that go beyond the boundaries of traditional graduate education. Howard...
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Observing Black History Month
jerry naunheimAbove, seniors Justin Nicks and Andreya Soleyn rehearse “Metro,” a riveting, dramatic play examining the challenges of criminality and profiling in the life of a modern African American....
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Proctor to lead Institute for Public Health's Dissemination and...
Enola K. Proctor, PhD, the Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research and associate dean for faculty at the Brown School, has been named director of the Dissemination and Implementation (D&I)...
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Brantmeier receives Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award
BrantmeierCindy Brantmeier, PhD, associate professor of Spanish and applied linguistics in Arts & Sciences, was recently honored as Washington University’s recipient of the 2012 Emerson Excellence...
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Déjà vu all over again? Cultural understanding vs. horrors of eugenics
Arthur Estabrook Papers, University at Albany, SUNYPrison mug shot of Edgar (V428) and corresponding entry in The Jukes in 1915, by A.H. Estabrook (photo laid in copy of R. Dugdale's The Jukes). Why is...
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