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New cellular insights in bone development
Most of us don’t think about our teeth and bones until one aches or breaks. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis looked deep within collagen fibers to see how the body forms new...
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Great Artists Series present Calidore String Quartet April 22
A new job, a new wife, a newfound popular acclaim. It was 1837, and things were going well for Felix Mendelssohn, who had just begun work on his celebrated Opus 44 quartets. The following year, the...
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Heil awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
John Heil has been selected as a 2018 recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, making him the eighth Washington University in St. Louis faculty member so honored since...
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ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/Karch%20JAMA%20.mp3 Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems that...
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Shaking up business with the Bard
At Olin Business School, where students learn a “values-based, data-driven” approach to business leadership, Shakespeare’s works can offer valuable lessons. “Strong reasons make strong actions,” said...
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‘Does compassion exist?’
“The difference between a perfectly decent person and a monster is just a few thoughts.” – Wallace Shawn News is for fools. Kindness is a lie. Killing, to our animal nature, is simply enjoyable. Lemon...
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Five ‘can’t miss’ highlights of Thurtene 2018
Carson Gaines, left, and Addy Shah prepare food at the Zeta Beta Tau food booth during the 2014 Thurtene Carnival. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University) Thousands of people will visit Washington...
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Color of Policing Symposium explores youth, education, activism April 19-20
How have the lives of young people of color been influenced by the police shootings that have sparked unrest in Ferguson and across the nation? How do race, gender, inequality and sexual orientation...
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Computer-simulated soybeans
Where machine learning meets spring planting and big data intersects with farming big and small, two Washington University in St. Louis researchers at Olin Business School have devised a computational...
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Funny side, hard edge: Your boss’ behavior matters
You might expect that a boss who cracks jokes is healthy for the workplace, while a boss who blows his or her stack isn’t. As it turns out, the opposite might be true — depending on the circumstances....
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How highly contagious norovirus infection gets its start
Norovirus – the highly contagious gastrointestinal illness best known for spreading rapidly on cruise chips, in nursing homes, schools and other densely populated spaces – kills an estimated 200,000...
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Transitions on Washington University’s global team
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced today that James Wertsch, vice chancellor for international relations, director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and the David R. Francis...
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A collaborative investigation
Over the last four decades, Island Press — part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis — has earned a national reputation for publishing complex,...
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Brown School initiative takes on barriers to voting
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, freeing nine states, mostly in the south, to change their election laws without prior federal approval. The...
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Childhood poverty cost U.S. $1.03 trillion in a year, study finds
Childhood poverty cost $1.03 trillion in 2015, about 5.4 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States, according to a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St....
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Back to the beginning
Neck and back pain are debilitating and expensive: an estimated 80 percent of adults will suffer one or both at some point during their lives, racking up $86 billion in medical costs and missed work in...
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Pow Wow 2018: ‘Balancing Two Worlds’
The theme of this year’s Pow Wow at Washington University in St. Louis is “Balancing Two Worlds: Indigenous Teachings, Traditions and Truths.” The 28th annual event, a celebration of American Indian...
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The measure of good design
With its tree-lined streets and stately architecture, Shaw is among St. Louis’ oldest and most elegant neighborhoods. It is also among the city’s most integrated. According to U.S. Census data, in...
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New clues point to relief for chronic itching
A common side effect of opioids is intense itching — a problem for some patients who need the drugs for pain relief and for others fighting addiction. Now, studying mice, researchers at Washington...
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Achilefu, Elgin to receive 2018 faculty achievement awards
Samuel I. Achilefu and Sarah C.R. Elgin will receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2018 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced. Achilefu, the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian...
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