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‘I understand people feeling desperate’
Trauma rarely fazes Weston McCarron. He takes a deep breath. His heart rate slows. His mind focuses. He continues long breaths, slow breaths, for one second, two, and three, before racing to assist...
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Aspiring doctor learns by listening
Cameron Hill was working late in the laboratory on a Friday night in July 2017 when she heard about a protest going on outside one of the two St. Louis jail facilities. While her experiment ran, she...
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Snapshot of chikungunya could lead to drugs, vaccines for viral arthritis
Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected more than 1 million people in the Americas since 2013, when mosquitoes carrying the virus were discovered in the Caribbean. Most...
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Parking offers updates on permits, construction
Washington University in St. Louis parking permits for the 2019-20 academic year will be available for purchase in June. Any eligible individual who plans to park at the Danforth, North or West...
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Sharing a passion for learning with young people
While earning her graduate degree in American culture studies from University College in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, Terri Williams learned about the East St. Louis race...
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Class Acts: ‘You have to have a plan’
As a kid biking the streets of Kinloch and Ferguson, Mo., Ryan A. Wilson was drawn to construction sites. “I loved looking at buildings,” he recalled with a smile. “It was always fascinating to see...
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Machine learning reduces language barriers in global trade, research shows
Machine learning and artificial intelligence have exploded onto the scene in recent years, offering the hope of greater business efficiency. At the same time, researchers have found virtually no...
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Medical student Keane to give graduate student address
Alexandra Keane’s professional pathways always have pointed to Washington University in St. Louis. The Kansas native deemed it the best place to earn undergraduate degrees from Arts & Sciences in...
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Senior class president to urge classmates to be change-makers
Before the 2016 presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Joey Vettiankal intended to spend the following spring semester studying organic chemistry, molecular biology and...
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A tale of two skeeters
It’s rare that scientists see the good in the presence of an invasive species. But Washington University in St. Louis researchers discovered that a native mosquito in Missouri has fewer parasites when...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Washington University Commencement is 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 17
WHAT: Washington University’s 158th Commencement. The university will award 3,305 degrees to 3,162 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The university also will bestow honorary degrees on...
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Bloomberg announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit
Michael R. Bloomberg announced May 16 the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy. The...
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A closer look at the most distant object ever explored
In the May 17 issue of the journal Science, NASA’s New Horizons mission team published the first comprehensive profile of the farthest world ever explored: the Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed...
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Commencement marks new beginning for more than 3,100 graduates
More than 3,100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students will receive degrees during Washington University’s 158th Commencement ceremony Friday, May 17, in Brookings Quadrangle. (Photo: James...
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Michael Bloomberg’s 2019 Commencement address at Washington University in St....
Michael R. Bloomberg delivers the 2019 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University) Michael R. Bloomberg delivered the 2019 Commencement...
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Chancellor Wrighton’s message to the Class of 2019
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton delivers his message to the Class of 2019 at Washington University in St. Louis during the Friday, May 17, Commencement ceremony in Brookings Quadrangle. (Photo: Joe...
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Graduate student speaker Alexandra Keane’s message to the Class of 2019
Graduate student speaker Alexandra Keane, MD, told her fellow graduates to tap into their creativity at the 158th Commencement of Washington University in St. Louis. Keane earned a doctor of medicine...
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‘Reclaim our civic dialogue,’ Bloomberg tells graduates
Michael R. Bloomberg, the 108th mayor of New York City, addressed the crisis of our politics and our planet during his Commencement address to the Class of 2019 at Washington University in St. Louis....
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Senior Class President Joey Vettiankal’s message to the Class of 2019
Senior Class President Joey Vettiankal reflected on the many ways the Class of 2019 “worked harder” to improve Washington University. Vettiankal graduated with degrees in history and political science...
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Washington University, Saint Louis University partner to grow region’s economy
Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University launched the COLLAB, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to harness the research and talent generation capacities of the region’s...
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