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Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grant
The communities of bacteria that live in our digestive tracts help digest food and produce vitamins, protect against pathogens, and promote the healthy functioning of our immune system. But alongside...
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Reel appointed interim chief information officer
Reel Stephanie L. Reel, most recently chief information officer for all divisions of the Johns Hopkins University and Health System, has been appointed interim chief information officer at Washington...
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‘Honey bee, it’s me’
For a honey bee, few things are more important than recognizing your nestmates. Being able to tell a nestmate from an invader could mean the difference between a honey-stocked hive and a long, lean...
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Inside the Hotchner Festival: Holly Gabelmann
Holly Gabelmann in Edison Theatre. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University) “You need to stay here until I am done robbing this bank. Do you people not understand the concept of a robbery?” — From...
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WashU Expert: 2020 election and the economy
How might President Trump’s plans to revive the struggling economy differ from Biden’s plans? Solberg compared their plans on key economic policies. (Graphic: Monica Duwel/Washington University in St....
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Immune modulator drugs for COVID-19 focus of major NIH clinical trial
One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the novel coronavirus’s ability to turn the body’s immune system against the body. After the virus has been cleared from the body, the immune...
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Athletic Complex to serve as safe, convenient polling location
“Just Vote, WashU” is a voter engagement campaign created by students in “Design for Social Impact,” a Sam Fox School course taught by Penina Acayo Laker, assistant professor of communication design....
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2020 election talk: Congressional races
This political science roundtable discussion is the first of a two-part 2020 election series aimed at helping listeners better understand the news, polls and issues in this year’s election. While...
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Barch, Bateman elected to National Academy of Medicine
Deanna M. Barch, an expert in cognitive and language deficits in psychological disorders, and Randall J. Bateman, MD, a leading Alzheimer’s disease researcher, have been elected to the National Academy...
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Neuroscientist Ponce named a 2020 Packard fellow
Carlos Ponce, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a 2020 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Each of the 20...
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Startup company founded by Washington University scientists acquired by Eli...
Pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly and Company has purchased Disarm Therapeutics, a startup biotechnology firm founded by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Disarm...
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What cold lizards in Miami can tell us about climate change resilience
It was raining iguanas on a sunny morning. Biologist James Stroud’s phone started buzzing early on Jan. 22. A friend who was bicycling to work past the white sands and palm tree edges of Key Biscayne,...
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Boeing Center, Olin faculty behind special edition journal, recent research
Forty of the world’s leading supply chain scholars were invited to the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, back before a virus’ early days gave rise to shortages of cleaners,...
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Former Congressman Gephardt part of panel on election integrity
Former Congressman Richard Gephardt does not know who will win the 2020 presidential election. Nor does he know when the race will be called. But Gephardt does believe the election will be safe, secure...
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Pappu, collaborators awarded $7.5 million MURI award
Rohit Pappu, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, is part of multi-institution team to receive a highly competitive...
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Uncovering genetic roots of marijuana use disorder
A large study exploring possible genetic influences on cannabis use disorder has identified two regions in our DNA — one newly identified and a second that replicates a past finding — that appear to...
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‘Your voices are exactly the voices the world needs right now’
Generation Z, people currently 18 to 23 years old, make up 10% of eligible voters in 2020. This influx of young and first-time voters has the potential to shape the outcome of the race — if they come...
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Bright Ideas, bright future
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington University in St. Louis has relied on its own people power and experts to help guide the community through one of the most difficult times imaginable. The...
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Alzheimer’s in adults with Down syndrome focus of multicenter NIH grant
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are taking part in a multisite study to investigate the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome. By middle...
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2020 election talk: Voter confidence in U.S. presidential results
This political science roundtable discussion is the second in a two-part series aimed at helping listeners to better understand the news, polls and issues in this year’s election. Listen to the first...
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