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Ancient DNA study tracks formation of populations across Central Asia

For some, it is written in artifacts. For others, truth can be found in cool, hard genetic code. Both kinds of data factor into an ambitious new study that reports genome-wide DNA information from 523...

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Picture yourself part of the inauguration celebration

Get a group together, download our printable signs and send your greetings to Chancellor Martin and his family in advance of inauguration day Oct. 3. The Washington University in St. Louis community —...

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Preparation underway for inauguration of Chancellor Andrew D. Martin

The inauguration of Andrew D. Martin as the 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis will take place Oct. 3 in a daylong, communitywide celebration. The theme for the event will be...

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In India, riots have lasting impact on how loans are made

Riots that resulted in anywhere from 10 to 1,000-plus deaths in their hometowns ultimately influenced lending decisions among hundreds of loan managers in India — and the effect endured for decades,...

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Light-activated nanoheaters may control nerve cells, locust mind

The neurons in our brains are its basic computational units analogous to a computer transistor. They process information and send and receive messages to and from the rest of our bodies. Engineers from...

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E-scooters banned from campus pathways, sidewalks

In an effort to support the safety of the Washington University in St. Louis community, electric scooters, motorized skateboards, hoverboards and other motorized transportation devices will no longer...

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Arts & Sciences dean search committee appointed

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and Interim Provost Marion G. Crain, the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law at the School of Law, have appointed a 16-member committee to identify candidates for the...

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Violence and racism shape views of environmental issues

People living in marginalized communities in St. Louis, particularly African Americans, have been enduring, as one study participant said, “real problems” such as violence and racism that are perceived...

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Use of antibiotics in preemies has lasting, potentially harmful effects

Nearly all premature babies receive antibiotics in their first weeks of life to ward off or treat potentially deadly bacterial infections. Such drugs are lifesavers, but they also cause long-lasting...

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Halting spread of HIV in Midwest is aim of new network

The battle against HIV increasingly looks winnable, and Washington University in St. Louis is helping lead the charge. Rupa Patel, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, has received a grant for $3.9...

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Faculty fellows to lead key areas in provost’s office

Carpenter, Joe and Maffly-Kipp Three members of the Washington University in St. Louis faculty have been appointed to serve as faculty fellows in the Office of the Provost,  according to Interim...

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Menthol restrictions may hike cigarette costs, reduce health disparities

Restricting the sale of menthol cigarettes to tobacco specialty shops may reduce the number of retailers and increase the cost of smoking, according to new research from the Brown School at Washington...

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$7.5 million to fund pioneering approaches to respiratory disease

Michael J. Holtzman, MD, director of the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received awards totaling $7.5 million to...

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$5 million grant endows research to advance blood disorder therapies

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $5 million grant from the Edward P. Evans Foundation to establish and endow a new center focused on advancing research and improving...

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Virginia Tech shooting survivor to speak for Ready Week

Kristina Anderson, a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, will be the featured speaker for Ready Week, which will take place Sept. 16-20 and is organized by the Washington University in St....

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Social Policy Institute launches at Washington University

Inequities and inequalities are ever-evolving and surfacing in our society, presenting a shifting landscape of challenges and problems. Gaps in our social, economic, education and health systems all...

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Brown School researchers begin low-income smoker study

Brown School researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have begun work on a five-year, $3.9 million study that tests an innovative approach to help low-income smokers quit. Matthew Kreuter, the...

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Intervention in Uganda aims to stem HIV through economic empowerment for women

Nearly 1,000 women engaged in sex work in Uganda are being provided with savings accounts, financial literacy skills and vocational training in a study currently underway by researchers from the Brown...

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Radiation therapy effective against deadly heart rhythm

A single high dose of radiation aimed at the heart significantly reduces episodes of a potentially deadly rapid heart rhythm, according to results of a phase one/two study at Washington University...

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Invite consumers to pop-up, and pop goes the spending — offline and online

To lure customers, online retailer Alibaba often targeted existing customers when marketing resources were limited. Then along came a research project with a novel question: What if you pursued...

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