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The real gladiators: Kathleen Coleman discusses Christians in the Roman arena...
The overwhelming popularity of the 2000 Oscar-winning film Gladiator is a recent example of the hold of the Roman spectacle on our collective conscience. Many of these images first take shape from...
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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 like that which makes...
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Two environmental activists to give sustainability lecture April 10
Two prominent environmental thinkers and activists will address climate change, biodiversity and pollution during an upcoming lecture at Washington University in St. Louis.The lecture, titled “To Hell...
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Genetic markers ID second Alzheimer’s pathway
Audio availableResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer’s that points to a second pathway through which the...
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CGI U Opens: Thoughts and picture of the day
Joe AngelesThe opening night of Clinton Global Initiative University. To download hi-res images from the CGI U visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wustlpa/. The soulful voice of Alicia Keys resounded...
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CGI U brings energy, enthusiasm to WUSTL campus
More than 1,200 of the brightest and most innovative minds in the world gathered on the Washington University in St. Louis campus this past weekend for the sixth annual meeting of the Clinton Global...
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CGI U Day Two: Empowering women throughout the world
Shabana Basij-Rasikh, managing director of the School of Leadership in Afghanistan, inspired the audience this morning with her story of struggling to receive an education under Taliban rule. Day two...
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CGI U Day Two: Closing thoughts and pictures of the day
Joe AngelesPresident Clinton and Stephen Colbert field questions from CGI U paticipants during the closing plenary. The closing session of CGI U at Washington University has just concluded and the...
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Brain-building gene plays key role in gut repair
Benjamin Capoccia, PhDResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a gene called mindbomb 1 plays an important role in healing stomach injuries. In the...
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Students go for the gold at CS40 Residential College Olympics
Jerry Naunheim Jr. The Congress of the South 40 held its annual Residential College Olympics on the South 40 Swamp Saturday, March 30. The day began with a 5K run and included other fun games such as...
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Katims to receive 2013 Stalker Award
KatimsAndrew Katims has been selected to be the recipient of the 2013 Harrison D. Stalker Award given each year by the Department of Biology.The prize is named in the honor of the late Harrison D....
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Clinton Global Initiative University leaves indelible mark on WUSTL
Sid HastingsBill Clinton leads a panel discussion including William Kamkwamba, Jack Dorsey, Zainab Salbi and Kenneth Cole during opening plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative University on the...
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The secret lives of the wild asses of the Negev
Alan TempletonThe wild asses of the Negev are extremely wary of people, but Brian Hampson (in t-shirt), who studies Australia's wild horses, was able to get close enough to dart this male, called...
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Babcock to lecture on negotiations and the gender divide
Linda Babcock, PhD, co-author of Women Don’t Ask: Negotiations and the Gender Divide, will discuss that topic during a lecture at 9 a.m. Friday, April 12, in Simon Hall, Room 106.Linda Babcock The...
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Relay For Life brings WUSTL community together in fight against cancer
Washington University in St. Louis will host its 11th annual Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, from 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, to 6 a.m. Sunday, April...
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Incoming provost Thorp named chair of new National Research Council committee
Holden Thorp, PhD, who will become WUSTL’s provost in July, has been named chair of a new National Research Council committee tasked with establishing and promoting a culture of safety in academic...
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Mapping lava tubes in the Galàpagos
Aaron Addison A lava tube once filled with red-hot magma flowing down a volcano dwarfs the cavers exploring it. The keyhole profile of this lava tube, on the volcanic island of Santa Cruz, suggests the...
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Moving cells with light holds medical promise
Audio availableScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to...
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Rising melanoma rates among adolescents, children are subject of new study
With springtime temperatures and warm weather approaching, the inclination to spend time outdoors is a strong one – especially for children who have been cooped up all winter.But parents should be...
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Media Advisory: St. Louis Walk of Fame induction ceremony for Gerald Early today
WHO:Washington University’s Gerald L. Early, PhD, a noted essayist and American culture critic, and Joe Edwards, founder of the St. Louis Walk of Fame and owner of numerous Loop businesses, including...
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