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The sharing economy’s effect on business
Collaborative consumption is an expanding economic force in our country and globally, with consumers sharing everything from cars, bicycles and even agricultural equipment. It happens quickly and...
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DUC Chamber Series begins Sept. 27
Flutist Mark Sparks (left) and pianist Peter Henderson will launch the Danforth University Center’s fall Chamber Music Series Tuesday, Sept. 27. Though best remembered for his concerti for solo violin,...
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Brain development through adolescence to be focus of national study
In a landmark national study, scientists will use advanced brain imaging on more than 10,000 children, along with interviews and behavioral tests, to determine how experiences, together with a child’s...
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Med school study examines firearms in the home
A study of parents by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that about half of the children whose parents were surveyed spend time in homes that have firearms....
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Ebola focus of $13 million grant
How the Ebola virus replicates and interacts with the body is the focus of a $13 million grant awarded to a team led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. These...
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Hidden green skills
What have plant scientists learned in the laboratory in the past three to five years that could be used to reduce inputs of water, chemical fertilizers and herbicides to agricultural fields? This...
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Second annual conference will bring in sports executives from around the country
Olin’s Sports Business Summit brings together executives from across the field for a series of panel discussions. A panel at last year’s summit featured Bill DeWitt III (left) of the St. Louis...
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The realms of Mordor
In June 2015, when the cameras on NASA’s approaching New Horizons spacecraft first spotted the large reddish polar region on Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, mission scientists knew two things: they had...
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College students want a voice in the debate
If college students ran the presidential debates, what issues would they want addressed? College affordability, certainly. And jobs, of course. But the student delegates who gathered this month at...
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The shape-shifting protein behind Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have known that the peptide amyloid beta plays a role in causing Alzheimer’s disease, but they are still working to determine how it becomes toxic. Jan Bieschke, a biomedical engineer at...
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Building smarter, safer infrastructure
Our nation’s infrastructure includes massive networks of highways, roadways, bridges, ports, railways, energy delivery systems and aviation. Every American is reliant on these networks, yet they need...
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Flying high
On Sept. 19, Henric Krawczynski, the principal investigator on the X-Calibur telescope mission, announced on the mission blog that the telescope had landed safely near the border between Arizona and...
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New explanation offered for symptoms of fragile X syndrome
A new explanation for some of the symptoms of fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability, has been proposed by researchers at Washington University School of...
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Alberti Program introduces kids to power, potential of architecture
Architecture shapes our environment. But studying architecture shapes how we see, understand and interpret the world. A building, a neighborhood, a city — each is the result of particular priorities,...
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Academic, corporate, political leaders gather in Brisbane to address global...
Research universities, with their dual mission of educating future leaders and spurring innovation, are uniquely positioned to address some of the world’s most complex challenges. To strengthen this...
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New immunotherapy for leukemia shows promise in small clinical trial
Charles Hoy (left), a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), talks with his medical oncologist, Rizwan Romee, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Romee co-leads clinical...
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Student debt and economic hardship
Students who come out of college with debt — especially larger amounts — are more likely to face hardship and financial difficulty during their lives, finds a new study from Washington University in...
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Researchers identify protein critical in causing chronic UTIs
Researchers have identified a potential way to prevent chronic urinary tract infections, a common infection primarily caused by E. coli (shown above). Vaccinating mice against a key protein that E....
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Haswell wins Faculty Scholar award
Haswell Elizabeth Haswell, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was named a Faculty Scholar by a trio of major philanthropies Sept. 22. In all,...
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Cities of the future
A new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests eight interventions that will help create healthier and more sustainable cities of the future, built to reduce the negative impacts of...
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