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Financial expert David Wessel to speak Jan. 31
Programs for the spring 2018 Assembly Series at Washington University in St. Louis will run the gamut from national economic policy to the Book of Revelation. Writers will have a strong presence this...
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Genetic lung disease’s molecular roots identified
Respiratory infections peak during the winter months, and most people recover within a few weeks. But for those with a rare genetic lung disease, the sniffling, coughing and congestion never end. The...
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Light as a weapon against metastatic cancer
A new anti-cancer strategy wields light as a precision weapon. Unlike traditional light therapy — which is limited to the skin and areas accessible with an endoscope — this technique can target and...
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New molecular muscle responds to visible light
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have created a completely new kind of artificial molecular muscle from a polymer that changes color and contracts when exposed to blue light. (Image:...
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Global collaborations, holistic solutions
Washington University in St. Louis’ commitment to finding collaborative, creative solutions for far-reaching global problems is deep and wide-reaching. Of particular concern is the environment, and...
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WashU Spaces: University architect James Kolker
“So much pink.” James Kolker, university architect and associate vice chancellor, admits it took some time to get used to Washington University in St. Louis’ signature stone. 'Transformative Visions:...
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Plotting the path of plant pathogens
Researchers identified a novel enzyme that P. syringae strain DC3000 uses to synthesize auxin. (Image: Soon Goo Lee, Washington University) In a sneak attack, some pathogenic microbes manipulate plant...
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Record expansion of U.S. hate groups slows under Trump administration
As President Donald Trump prepares to offer his first State of the Union address, a new analysis by a Washington University in St. Louis sociologist may explain why the pronounced, decades-long...
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Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. commits $10 million to drug development
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining with Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. (SPARC) to support new drug development through the university’s Center for Drug Discovery and the...
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Diane Victor, drawing with smoke
The images twist and curl like heat rising through air. Armed with candle and flame, South African artist Diane Victor creates delicate, ephemeral-seeming portraits of missing children, AIDS clinic...
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The genius of a place
Every site possesses a spirit, or “genius,” of its own. So believed Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American landscape architecture. In 1895, Washington University engaged Olmsted, Olmsted &...
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Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/episodes/JAMA%20N%20.mp3 People with Alzheimer’s disease are known to have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle and may...
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Beyond Boundaries gives students, faculty, space to experiment
Archeologists teach alongside engineers. Artists collaborate with doctors. Senior citizens and teenagers share in discussion groups. The Beyond Boundaries interdisciplinary program at Washington...
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Study finds strategies to encourage 50 percent tax-refund saving
The W-2s are arriving, and taxpayers are preparing to file their 2017 federal income taxes. For low- and moderate-income taxpayers, the possibility of a modest windfall looms: Will they receive a...
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Brass Tax: Cutting through the politics of tax reform
As Americans receive their 2017 tax statements and begin the slow march to filing their last under a fading tax system, as President Donald Trump concludes his first State of the Union with a great...
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Once, twice, six times a grocery shopper
If Americans fulfilled their java urges the same way they carefully shopped for groceries, they would visit five to seven various chain coffee shops regularly — for a blend of different categories. In...
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PhD in imaging science launched
The field of imaging science — marked by rapidly changing and improving technology — plays a critical role in applications ranging from cancer diagnosis to virtual reality. With the aim of training the...
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ID’ing features of flu virus genome may help target surveillance for pandemic...
The current influenza outbreak – the worst across the United States in nearly a decade – is worrisome but still far less dire than a pandemic flu, which could kill millions. Such pandemics are...
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Stroke recovery improved by sensory deprivation, mouse study shows
Researchers helped mice recover faster from stroke by clipping their whiskers (as shown in video). This temporarily shuts off neural signaling between the whiskers – an important sensory organ for...
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Lunar New Year: Year of the Dog presents Dai dance
For China’s Dai minority, the peacock is a symbol of both grace and power. That’s why choreographer Kristine Xu chose to stage a traditional Dai peacock dance for this year’s Lunar New Year Festival....
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