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Research confronts ‘yucky’ attitudes about genetically engineered foods
Is a non-browning apple less “natural” than non-fat milk? In one case, people have injected something into apple DNA to prevent it from turning brown after it’s cut. In the other, people used...
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Why some TB bacteria prove deadly
People who fall sick with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) face daunting odds. Only about two in three survive the illness, unlike people with drug-sensitive TB, of whom more than 90 percent survive....
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The Divided City 2022 wins $1 million grant
How do borders shape our lives? What powers enforce them? When, where and why are boundaries transgressed? Over the past four years, The Divided City, an urban humanities initiative at Washington...
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Spirit animal: one student’s quest to be the Bear
Chloé Risto (right), assistant cheerleading coach, helps student Priyanka Deodhar try on the Bear costume for the first time. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University) It’s Day One of mascot tryouts...
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Federal dollar allocations to states result in lower infant mortality rates
Increases in federal transfers, money that the federal government sends to states to improve the well-being of citizens, are strongly associated with a decrease in infant mortality rates, finds a new...
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Washington University partners in five-year $11.6 million NIH grant to study...
Tobacco use causes nearly a half a million premature deaths each year from cancer, cardiovascular disease and pulmonary illnesses. Most tobacco is purchased from brick-and-mortar retailers where the...
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‘Persistence of Memory’ Sept. 26
In “Persistence of Memory,” choreographer Ting-Ting Chang explores the convergence of dance and painting through works inspired by the art of Salvador Dali and the writings of Sigmund Freud. At 7 p.m....
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U.S. ambassador to Nigeria to speak at Washington University
Symington As part of Washington University in St. Louis’ newly established Africa initiative, created to strengthen and expand the university’s efforts in Africa, W. Stuart Symington, U.S. ambassador...
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Senior housing communities lead to lower level of hospitalization
Over time, older individuals who live in senior housing communities were found to be less likely to have high levels of hospitalization, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University...
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Engines through the ages: Nobel laureate to deliver Weissman Lecture
Stoddart Nobel laureate Fraser Stoddart, the Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, will deliver the 2018 Weissman Lecture Oct. 4 at Washington University in St. Louis....
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WashU Votes to register voters this week
WashU Votes volunteers register voters. (Photo courtesy of the Gephardt Institute) Four out of five eligible student voters at Washington University in St. Louis will not vote in the midterm elections...
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Washington University joins network for solving rare medical mysteries
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining a national research network aimed at diagnosing rare, previously undescribed diseases in patients whose conditions present as medical...
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Overlooked signal in MRI scans reflects amount, kind of brain cells
An MRI scan often generates an ocean of data, most of which is never used. When overlooked data is analyzed using a new technique developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,...
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Statistically sound
A National Science Foundation-funded workshop recently brought more than 75 statistics researchers to Washington University in St. Louis. This was the third consecutive year that the event has been...
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WashU Spaces: Holmes Lounge
To tour Holmes Lounge, hover over the image. (Photos: James Byard/Washington University) Before Holmes Lounge was home to the Jazz at Holmes concert series and the world’s best carved turkey...
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Inside the Hotchner Festival: Lucas Marschke
Playwright Lucas Marschke with the cast of “Florida.” (Photos: Sid Hastings/Washington University) The Brooksfield family is determined to take a trip. Nothing will stop them — not the blizzard, not...
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Thorp explores how to rebuild partnership between America and its universities
Thorp Americans with a college degree earn more, participate in civic life at higher rates and even live longer lives. And yet today, many critics believe colleges and universities are not worth the...
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Olympic rings sculpture to be dedicated Sept. 28
The making of an Olympic “Spectacular.” (Video: Tom Malkowicz/Washington University) It’s being billed as an event 114 years in the making. The site of the 1904 Olympic Games on the Washington...
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‘Reflections on Climate Change’ to fuse policy, advocacy, industry
Washington University in St. Louis will present “Reflections on Climate Change,” a free public workshop featuring Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and key leaders in policy, advocacy and industry, Saturday,...
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For better multiple-choice tests, avoid tricky questions, study finds
Multiple-choice tests and quizzes are an effective tool for: a) assessing a student’s mastery of facts and concepts; b) helping students learn and retain facts and concepts. While some educators might...
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