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Elson elected to National Academy of Sciences
Elliot L. Elson, professor emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the National Academy of...
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Inside the Lewis Collaborative
The charge was ambitious. Conditions were complicated. The results have been transformative. The Lewis Collaborative, located less than a mile north of Washington University’s Danforth Campus,...
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Public Safety Committee recommendations to be adopted, implemented
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to meeting the safety needs of its entire community. Today, the university announced plans for how it will implement recommendations made recently by...
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Wealth, status could not shield 19th-century families from parasitic infection
Parasitic infections, including tapeworm and whipworm, were a common problem in the United States until the 20th century. It is commonly believed that these infections mainly impacted lower-income,...
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Bai lab develops stable, efficient, anode-free sodium battery
When it comes to batteries, lithium-ion are the best we have as far as energy density and convenience. For now. The Washington University in St. Louis lab of Peng Bai, assistant professor in the...
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FDA menthol ban would benefit Black, younger Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars could be particularly beneficial for Black and young people, says an expert on tobacco...
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Olin earns rare triple accreditation, launches online MBA for digitally...
Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School has climbed to new global heights, joining an elite cohort of triple-accredited business schools, while at the same time adding new degree...
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Six to receive honorary degrees from Washington University
Washington University in St. Louis will award six honorary degrees during the university’s Commencement ceremonies, May 20-21. The university also will bestow academic degrees on approximately 3,200...
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Clothes, confidence and the stubbornness of joy
Sometimes joy is a radical act. “When I was in middle school, I wore bright, patterned pants that I called my ‘confidence pants,’” said Emma Rubinson, a senior in fashion design in the Sam Fox School...
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Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in women...
Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...
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Allman, Solnica-Krezel receive faculty achievement awards
Jean Allman and Lilianna Solnica-Krezel will receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2021 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. Allman, PhD, the J.H. Hexter Professor...
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Class Acts: The champions for health equity
This week, Class Acts celebrates graduates who are working for health equity across the globe, in their neighborhoods and in examination rooms. Meet Gautam Adusumilli and Cory French, doctor of...
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Wastewater treatment system recovers electricity, filters water
Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective. “Why is it waste?” asked Zhen (Jason) He, professor in the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the...
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Finding alternatives to traditional antibiotics aim of $11 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an $11 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of...
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Brood X cicadas emerge in a rapidly changing world
Talk about a rude awakening. Brood X cicadas are coming of age in world that is drastically altered from the one their ancestors knew. Not only is this no longer their grandfather’s or...
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Heme is not just for Impossible Burgers
It took an unlikely food innovation — earth-friendly vegetarian patties, made to taste and “bleed” like the familiar meaty ones — to make people aware of heme. But heme is an essential part of...
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WashU, Pitt awarded $10.7 million for Alzheimer’s disease research
Despite decades of research and investment, the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease are still largely unknown, stymieing efforts at drug development and early diagnosis. To change that, a new...
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Speakers scheduled for schools’ Commencement celebrations
A number of distinguished speakers, faculty members and student leaders will take part in Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 graduates and their families and guests May 20 and 21 at...
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University joins NIH initiative to create diverse national biomedical data...
To help understand the complex factors that contribute to human health and disease, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has joined the All of Us Research Program, an initiative of...
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Kreuter receives $1.9 million in grants to increase vaccinations in St. Louis
Matthew Kreuter, the Kahn Family Professor of Public Health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a one-year $1.4 million grant from National Institutes of Health’s...
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