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Obituary: Sweet, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, 74
Frederick Sweet, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, following a stroke. He was 74.Since joining the...
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Medical Center's north campus first to see change as part of Campus Renewal...
Shown is a preliminary rendering of what the north campus of the Washington University Medical Center may look like as part of the Campus Renewal Project.In the next decade, the Washington University...
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Saturday Science takes a paradoxical turn
The popular Saturday Science seminar series celebrates its 20th year by tackling paradoxes, those fascinating little conundrums that are sometimes just words colliding but other times are cracks in...
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Stardust in the laboratory the topic of 2013 McDonnell Distinguished Lecture
NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and NOAO/AURA/NSFImage by Michelangelo or by Hubble? A tiny fraction of the dust that which makes such...
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Hold the date: Danforth Campus Staff Day May 20
Save the date for the annual Staff Day event organized to recognize outstanding efforts by Danforth Campus staff members throughout the year. This year’s event will be held May 20. Complete details are...
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New faculty join School of Engineering
Nine new faculty members have joined the WUSTL School of Engineering & Applied Science this academic year. That marks the largest number of newly recruited faculty to join the school. The new...
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Washington People: Leesa M. Galatz
Leesa M. Galatz, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, performing a post-operative exam on surgery patient Margaret Engelman. Leesa Galatz was in high school when she first thought she might...
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Ground broken for Shriners Hospital on Medical Campus
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenThis is a rendering of the planned Shriners Hospitals for Children-St. Louis, which will be built on the Washington University Medical Center campus. The groundbreaking...
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Gerald Early to get star on St. Louis Walk of Fame
Award-winning poet Maya Angelou. Record-setting aviator Charles Lindbergh. The “King of Ragtime” music Scott Joplin. These standouts in their respective fields all have one thing in common: A star on...
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Inaugural infectious disease conference brings global health leaders to St....
The Carter Center/Emily StaubJoseph Gondovo, a patient in Nigeria, receiving treatment for lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease that can cause grotesquely swollen limbs. HIV/AIDS,...
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Wellness program cuts hospitalizations, not costs
Valerie Hoven, BJCNew research raises doubts that workplace wellness programs save money, at least in the short term. Shown is Mark McDevitt, a staff nurse at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, having...
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Stretch of I-64/Hwy 40 to close for the weekend
Weather permitting, the Missouri Department of Transportation will close all lanes and ramps of Interstate 64/Highway 40 from Hampton Avenue through Forest Park Avenue at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29. The...
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Vote now: Help a WUSTL project win the CGI U bracket challenge
Former President Bill Clinton announced the launch of the third annual Clinton Global Initiative University Commitments Challenge, a competition of ideas from college and university students in the...
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Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding, study suggests
View of the Xujiayao site (below) and internal and external view of the Xujiayao 11 skull piece with its position indicated on the drawing of a complete skull (above). Buried for 100,000 years at...
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Kelleher receives Sloan Research Fellowship
http://youtu.be/c3iPrqVeh2ECaitlin Kelleher, PhD, the Hugo F. & Ina Champ Urbauer Career Development Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has developed Looking...
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Wang to use NSF grant for study of oxygen consumption in cells
When scientists study cells, they need to know how much oxygen each cell consumes to determine its metabolism. However, existing technology limits this study to groups of cells, not individual cells....
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Proposition to improve Arch, trails and public parks on April 2 ballot
On Tuesday, April 2, City of St. Louis and St. Louis County voters will vote on Proposition P, the Safe and Accessible Arch and Public Parks Initiative. Proposition P proposes a 3/16 of 1 cent sales...
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Know thyself: How mindfulness can improve self-knowledge
Mindfulness — paying attention to one’s current experience in a nonjudgmental way — might help us to learn more about our own personalities, new research from Washington University in St. Louis...
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Daniel Libeskind to discuss 'The Future of Cities' April 2
Daniel Libeskind. Image courtesy of Michael Klinkhamer Photography.Daniel Libeskind, one of the most celebrated architects working today, will discuss “The Future of Cities” as part of the Assembly...
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Whittemore House to reopen for breakfast and lunch April 8
Washington University’s faculty and staff conference center, Whittemore House, will reopen April 8 following a three-month closure for major renovations and refurbishing.In addition to upgraded décor...
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