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The challenges of religious diversity in a university context
Walking around historic Forest Park, John Inazu and Eboo Patel — a law professor and a visiting scholar meeting for the first time at Washington University in St. Louis — got to talking. They talked...
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Bugged out by climate change
Step aside, charismatic polar bear stranded on a melting iceberg. The springtail may be the new flag bearer of an uncertain Arctic future. New research from Washington University in St. Louis is...
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Brain scans may help diagnose neurological, psychiatric disorders
There are no laboratory tests to diagnose migraines, depression, bipolar disorder and many other ailments of the brain. Doctors typically gauge such illnesses based on self-reported symptoms and...
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Using tooth sensors to detect disease
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the School of Engineering & Applied Science is redefining the notion of a wisdom tooth. The...
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Video: What are your odds of going into poverty?
What are your odds of going into poverty? Mark Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed a unique calculator that...
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Wysession appointed executive director of Teaching Center
Wysession Michael Wysession, professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed executive director of the university’s Teaching...
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Psoriasis treated with compound derived from immune cells
A compound derived from immune cells treats psoriasis in mice and holds promise for other autoimmune diseases, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The...
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Bowen, Perlmutter elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis sociocultural anthropologist John R. Bowen and David H. Perlmutter, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, join the likes of President Barack Obama, actor Tom Hanks and...
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An innovation mindset
Peter Delaney got his start as an innovator as a high school student, in the unlikely field of urinal technology. Disgusted by the filthy urinals in a turnpike bathroom, Delaney set out to solve the...
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Advocating for older adults
Cal Halvorsen has a unique skill. It’s one that has allowed him to flourish in the nonprofit and research world and has enabled him to earn his PhD in social work from the Brown School at Washington...
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Woofter selected as inaugural Sam and Marilyn Fox Professor
Heather Woofter has been selected as the inaugural Sam and Marilyn Fox Professor in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. An installation ceremony will...
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Experimental arthritis drug prevents stem cell transplant complication
An investigational drug in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis prevents a common, life-threatening side effect of stem cell transplants, new research from Washington University School of Medicine...
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Parking permit rates for 2018-19 announced
Washington University in St. Louis announced pricing for those interested in purchasing parking permits for the 2018-19 academic year as well as updates to two alternative transportation offerings, the...
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Washington University celebrates its allées on Arbor Day
In honor of Arbor Day, Washington University in St. Louis is celebrating its four allées — tree-lined paths that shade walkways, clean our air and make strolling through campus one of the great joys of...
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‘Dwell in Other Futures’ April 27-28
Visions of the future can shape how we see the present. On Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28, local and nationally known artists, architects, poets and scholars will gather in St. Louis for “Dwell...
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A decade of lasting lessons
On the eve of Washington University in St. Louis’ 157th Commencement, featuring renowned foreign policy expert Anne-Marie Slaughter, we look back at a decade of wise words from some of America’s...
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Noninvasive brain tumor biopsy on the horizon
Taking a biopsy of a brain tumor is a complicated and invasive surgical process, but a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a way that allows them to detect tumor...
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Ethic of Service Award celebrates 15 years of community service, civic...
The Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award winners (from left) Risa Zwerling Wrighton, Xiefangzheng “Will” Sun, Sarah C.R. Elgin, Adis Terzic, Ramesh Agarwal, Sarah Garwood and Christine Berg...
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Rates of autism continue to rise, new data indicate
New statistics indicate rates of autism in children have continued to increase. However, the rates have increased only modestly, suggesting there may be a leveling off. Still, researchers found that...
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Five to receive honorary degrees at 157th Commencement
Washington University in St. Louis will award five honorary degrees during its 157th Commencement May 18. During the ceremony, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth...
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