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Fighting the vaccine wars on the side of science
More lives have been saved by vaccines than any public health initiative, save clean water – yet millions of people worry that vaccines are a threat to themselves and their children. Such fears result...
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Holekamp family funds $1K grants for student startups
Holekamp Thanks to a $500,000 gift from Cliff Holekamp and his father, Bill Holekamp, known as the Holekamp Seed Fund, Olin Business School at Washington University In St. Louis now offers up to 20...
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Centers combine to hold Data for Good conference Oct. 5
Using a novel idea, as well as a rare union of separate centers within Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis’ Bauer Leadership Center and Center for Analytics and Business Insights...
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Making visual stories
What is illustration? Is it a picture made for a client? An image in a magazine? An artwork done in ink rather than oil? “Illustration is often taught as a kind of carousel of styles,” said John...
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Metabolomics for the masses
Gary Patti, the Michael and Tana Powell Associate Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded $4.8 million in two separate National Institutes...
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President of Malawi receives honorary degree from Washington University
Peter Mutharika, president of the Republic of Malawi, received an honorary doctor of humane letters during a special ceremony Sept. 30 in Holmes Lounge. Assisting with his hooding are (from left)...
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‘Meet me at the rings’
(Video by Tom Malkowicz/Washington University) It took 114 years, but finally, St. Louis’ place in Olympic lore is recognized — and it’s right here on the Washington University in St. Louis campus....
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Even light drinking increases risk of death
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/Hartz%20ACER%20.mp3 Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy after all, suggests a new study from Washington University...
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day to honor Native American women
One in three Native American women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They also go missing and are murdered at an alarmingly high rate. Adria Brown, a graduate student at the Brown School at...
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Viruses in blood lead to digestive problems
While studying viruses best known for infecting the brain, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis stumbled upon clues to a conundrum involving a completely different part...
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Board of Trustees elects new vice chair, hears updates on endowment, Leading...
At its Oct. 4-5 meeting, the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees elected a new vice chair and heard updates on the university’s endowment and Leading Together: The Campaign for...
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Implantable, biodegradable devices speed nerve regeneration in rats
Peripheral nerve injuries leave people with tingling, numbness and weakness in their arms, hands and legs. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Northwestern have...
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Scoliosis linked to essential mineral
Nobody knows why some children’s backs start to curve to one side just as they hit puberty. Most children diagnosed with scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, have no known risk factors. A new study...
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In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates
More than 3 million women in the United States give birth each year. But obstetricians have differing opinions about when women should begin pushing during labor and whether the timing of pushing...
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Time travel with bat guano
Bajo los Indios Cave in Costa Rica has been home to bats for thousands of years. A cache of bat guano on its floor can provide valuable information about local vegetative history. (Image: J. Leighton...
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White Americans see many immigrants as ‘illegal’ until proven otherwise,...
Fueled by political rhetoric evoking dangerous criminal immigrants, many white Americans assume low-status immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Syria, Somalia and other countries President Donald Trump...
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Quality child care strengthens Missouri’s working families, finds new Brown...
There is a significant gap between the income earned by minimum-wage working parents and the real costs it takes to support a family, finds a new report from the Brown School at Washington University...
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MSNBC to broadcast live from campus Thursday
Tur MSNBC’s “Battleground College Tour with Katy Tur” will broadcast live from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, from outside the Danforth University Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Tur will...
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Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is considered a normal body mass index (BMI), according to new research...
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Psychology Building to be named in honor of Somers family
Alumni and longtime Washington University supporters Nick and Barrie Somers have made a significant commitment to the university for long-range capital needs. In recognition, the Psychology Building —...
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