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Making rusty polymers for energy storage
This colored image depicts a poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanoflower synthesized via hydrolysis-assisted vapor-phase polymerization using ethanol as a solvent. The blue color represents...
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Antibiotic use increases risk of severe viral disease in mice
Doctors recommend against taking antibiotics for viral infections because they don’t work – antibiotics don’t kill viruses — and do promote antibiotic resistance. A new study from the School of...
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WashU Spaces: Keith Hengen
Keith Hengen visited labs across America before designing his lab in the Monsanto Building. (Photos: James Byard/Washington University) Have you ever confused a coffee cup for a pen? Or a mango? Or...
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Genin named inaugural Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Guy Genin, an internationally renowned expert in mechanobiology, was installed as the Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis Feb. 12....
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CRISPR enhances gene therapy to fight inherited diseases
Gene therapy has shown promise in treating inherited genetic diseases, but a major issue that has frustrated scientists remains: Replacing a “bad” gene with a healthy one often is a short-lived fix....
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Former health secretary to discuss strategies for achieving health-care equity
Louis W. Sullivan, MD, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, will deliver the Brown School’s annual Youngdahl Lecture at Washington University in St. Louis on Thursday, April 5. Sullivan’s...
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Drug makers engage in ‘co-opetition’ through drug middlemen
Prescription drug consumers confounded by the cost of their medications can get a peek behind the curtain thanks to new Washington University in St. Louis research into the complex “co-opetition” —...
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Olin Library opens new museum-quality exhibit spaces
The new Thomas Gallery in Olin Library at Washington University in St. Louis unveiled this week its debut exhibition — “Lasting Legacies,” a tribute to noted alumni. Nadia Ghasedi, associate university...
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Slow, steady waves keep brain humming
If you keep a close eye on an MRI scan of the brain, you’ll see a wave pass through the entire brain like a heartbeat once every few seconds. This ultra-slow rhythm was recognized decades ago, but no...
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Young Hispanic men may face greatest risk from police shootings, study finds
The police shooting earlier this month of Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s Sacramento backyard has renewed protests over officer-involved deaths of unarmed black men, but research led by Washington...
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Akande to lead Africa Initiative
With an eye toward strengthening and expanding Washington University in St. Louis’ efforts in Africa, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has appointed Benjamin Akande as senior adviser to the chancellor and...
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Washington People: Rebecca Messbarger
The history of medicine is “embedded in the DNA of contemporary medical science and medical practice,” said Rebecca Messbarger, a cultural historian of early modern medicine and director of medical...
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For women with kidney cancer, belly fat matters
Belly fat affects the odds of women surviving kidney cancer but not men, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Half of female kidney cancer...
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Trap, contain and convert
When fossil fuels are burned, carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted. As the gas rises and becomes trapped in the atmosphere, it retains heat as part of a process called the greenhouse effect. The increased...
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Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting March 2, the following faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective July 1 unless...
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Macular degeneration linked to aging immune cells
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/Lin-Apte%20JCI%20.mp3 As people age, their immune systems age, too. And new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that...
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Annual Fashion Show: ‘It has got to be finished’
Designing for the studio is one thing. But designing for the runway? “It has got to be finished,” said Claire Thomas-Morgan, senior lecturer in fashion design in the Sam Fox School of Design &...
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Major milestone reached in effort to ID cancers’ genetic roots
Researchers nationwide have reached a major milestone in describing the genetic landscape of cancer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have...
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Foreign policy expert, scholar Anne-Marie Slaughter to deliver Commencement...
Slaughter Anne-Marie Slaughter, a renowned foreign policy expert, scholar and former top State Department official, will give the 2018 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis,...
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Mann, Jacobs receive annual Harris Award
St. Louis is teeming with selfless citizens dedicated to ensuring that a thriving cultural, civic and educational environment exists for the entire community, including such generous philanthropic...
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