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Huntington’s Disease target of $4.5 million in NIH grants
Huntington’s Disease is a devastating, fatal, inherited disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to break down over time, and there is no cure. Rohit V. Pappu, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of...
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New scholarship helps contract employees earn a college degree
Bon Appetit employee Angela Carter started Spelman College in Atlanta in 1980, back in the era of Wite-Out and microfiche. So when Washington University in St. Louis offered her a chance to attend...
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Persistent childhood asthma sets stage for COPD
Children with mild to moderate persistent asthma are at greater risk of developing chronic lung disease as young adults and, therefore, may require lifelong treatment even if their asthma symptoms...
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Using nighttime air chemistry to track ozone impact
It is well known that the dog days of summer in St. Louis are hot, humid and hazy. On the warmest of these days, the air arrives from the south, bringing with it high temperatures, moisture and natural...
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Mark Taylor appointed dean of Olin Business School
Taylor Mark Taylor, dean of Warwick Business School and professor of international finance at the University of Warwick, UK, has been appointed dean of the John M. Olin Business School at Washington...
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Squeezing out mountains, mathematically, on Jupiter’s moon Io
Mountains aren’t the first thing that hit you when you look at images of Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io. But once you absorb the fact that the moon is slathered in sulfurous lava erupted from 400 active...
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Research suggests new contributor to heart disease
Medical professionals have long known that the buildup of plaque in arteries can cause them to narrow and harden, potentially leading to a whole host of health problems — including heart attack, heart...
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Barch, Ley, Boime to be honored
Deanna Barch, a leading researcher on the role of cognition, emotion and brain function in illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression; and Timothy Ley, MD, an expert in cancer genomics and...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Washington University Commencement is 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 20
WHAT: Washington University’s 155th Commencement. The university will award 3,117 degrees to 2,970 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The university also will bestow honorary degrees on...
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How did cardinals get those bright red feathers?
A red factor canary, created by breeding a wild South American bird called the red siskin with the common yellow canary. (Photo: David Carroll) For many birds, just like for many people, red is the...
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Celebrating the Class of 2016
This morning, more than 2,900 Washington University in St. Louis undergraduate, graduate and professional students will enter Brookings Quadrangle as degree candidates and leave as graduates after...
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‘Find a way to get in the way,’ Lewis urges students
U.S. Congressman John Lewis urged the Class of 2016 to “find a way to get in the way.” (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University) On May 20, 1961, John Lewis and his fellow Freedom Riders were...
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Driving Discovery: Launching a new era of scientific research
The north end of the Danforth Campus will begin a major transformation this summer. A new era of scientific discovery is being launched at Washington University in St. Louis that will transform...
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Powells commit $8 million to professorships in chemistry
The Powell Family (from left:) Landis, Mike and Tana. Mike and Tana Powell, who have been actively engaged at Washington University in St. Louis since their daughter Landis enrolled in the Arts &...
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Danforth Campus construction update: Projects and timing
The Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis will be buzzing with construction activity this summer. Now that Commencement is over, crews will begin renovations on Olin Library and Bryan...
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As more states legalize marijuana, adolescents’ problems with pot decline
http://mpaweb1.wustl.edu/~medschool/radio/files/Teenpot.mp3 A survey of more than 216,000 adolescents from all 50 states indicates the number of teens with marijuana-related problems is declining....
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Itching for no reason? Immune system may be at fault
http://mpaweb1.wustl.edu/~medschool/radio/files/Xu-Kim.mp3 People who suffer itching with no clear cause may have previously unrecognized immune system defects. In a small study of such patients,...
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How to stop dividing cancer cells in their tracks
Researchers, including Rohit Pappu from Washington University in St. Louis, studied the pP27Kip1 protein, whose job is to stop a cell from dividing or to slow the division. Genetic mutations in p27 and...
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Golliday receives Gloria White service award
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton presents Bobby Golliday with the Gloria White award at Staff Day May 23. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington University) Bobby Golliday, coordinator of special programs for the...
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Obituary: Maggie Ryan, 2016 graduate, 22
Ryan (second from left) dances with Children’s Miracle Network “miracle kid” Bryson at the Nov. 15, 2014, Dance Marathon in Tisch Commons. She was a leader of both Dance Marathon and Alpha Phi Omega...
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