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Engineering's Williams to study climate trends in St. Louis and southeastern...
The changing global climate and how we should respond to it is a major focus for researchers, and now Washington University in St. Louis' Brent Williams, PhD, has nabbed a federal grant to help advance...
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WUSTL Special Collections launches online resource on William Gass
WUSTL Photos/herb weitmanProf. William Gass teaches students in 1984. An Olin Library exhibition, titled William H. Gass: The Soul Inside the Sentence, ends July 31. But a newly launched digital...
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Construction to close one northbound lane of Kingshighway Aug. 12
On Aug. 12, a northbound lane of Kingshighway Boulevard and the adjoining sidewalk north of Children’s Place will close in preparation for demolition related to revitalization of Washington University...
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Enhancements underway for campus garages
Joe AngelesPainter Rick Heacock, of Bazan Painting Co., applies a coat of white paint to the ceiling in the Millbrook Parking Facility on July 9. Crews are repainting the Millbrook and Snow Way garages...
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WUSTL community celebrates at PrideFest parade
whitney curtisMore than 60 Washington University in St. Louis faculty, staff, students and alumni marched in the 2013 Pride STL LGBT parade June 30 in downtown St. Louis. The parade was part of St....
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Discovery of stone monument at El Perú-Waka’ adds new chapter to ancient Maya...
Photo by Francico Castaneda; courtesy of Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka´y PACUNAM.Stone-carved representation of Maya King Chak Took Ich'aak (Red Spark Claw) who died in 556 AD. Download high-res...
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Joe Edwards to open 24-hour diner in Washington University’s Loop development
James ByardJoe Edwards displays some of his peacock memorabilia, which he plans to incorporate in his 24-hour diner in Washington University's Loop development. Download hi-res imageJoe Edwards, owner...
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Washington University brings Global Foods and the Peacock Loop Diner to The...
James ByardShayn Prapaisilp, vice president of Global Foods Market, stands amid the merchandise of the business’ Kirkwood store. He said the new location in Washington University's Delmar Loop...
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Urano named Schechter Professor of Medicine
Mark BeavanFrom left, Clay F. Semenkovich, MD, Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, professor of cell biology and physiology and director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid...
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Art, science and bumblebees
Multiple woods drilled with holes of multiple sizes are used to attract different species of bees. Photo by Mary Butkus/WUSTL Photo Services. Bee populations are down — way down, as much as 50 to 70...
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Snyder-Warwick named secretary of medical society
Snyder-Warwick Alison K. Snyder-Warwick, MD, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was installed...
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d’Avignon wins 2013 American Chemical Society Award
David Kilperd'Avignon, director the nuclear magnetic resonance facility at Washington University in St. Louis with Xia Ge, a postdoctoral research associate in chemistry.Washington University in St....
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Three new degree programs to be offered through University College
University College, the adult, evening and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed three new degree programs, including a master of...
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In children with fever, gene profiling distinguishes bacterial from viral...
Robert BostonUsing microarray technology, researchers can distinguish between viral and bacterial infections in children with fever by profiling the activity of genes in a blood sample. While more...
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A chance to explore the hottest research topic in St. Louis
St. Louis is known for its plant science, but few of us know what is going on in the labs we drive by on the way to work. Now is our chance to find out.The International Society of Photosynthesis...
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DNA study reveals clues to human, ape evolution
University of Washington/Institut de Biologia EvolutivaA massive effort to catalog the genetic variation in humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans has helped researchers piece together a model of...
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We don't like unfamiliar music, even though we claim we do, study finds
Spotify. Pandora. iTunes. YouTube.We are constantly bombarded with a seemingly limitless amount of new music in our daily lives. But why do we keep coming back to that one song or album we couldn’t get...
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Medical Center summer concert to be held Aug. 24
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to the annual winter concert performed by Washington University Medical Center faculty, staff and students, there will be a summer concert featuring the...
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Social amoebae travel with a posse
Joan StrassmannIn 2011, Nature announced that scientists had discovered a single-celled organism that is a primitive farmer. The organism, a social amoeba called Dictyostelium discoideum, picks up...
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Obesity doesn't reduce chance of getting pregnant with donor eggs
Elizabethe Holland DurandoEmily Jungheim, MD, left, observes as Mary Bade uses assisted reproductive technology to inject a single sperm into an egg. In women who use donor eggs to become pregnant...
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