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The time has come! More than 2,700 to graduate
This morning, more than 2,700 degree candidates will gather in Brookings Quadrangle for the 152nd Commencement ceremony, surrounded by family and friends, to celebrate and remember before embarking on...
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‘Be first class,’ focus on small acts of kindness, Booker tells graduates
Joe AngelesMayor Cory A. Booker, of Newark, N.J., addresses the 2013 graduates of Washington University in St. Louis as Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, right, looks on. Booker urged the graduates to be...
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New test better detects elephantiasis worm infection
Washington University School of MedicineWashington University's Kurt Curtis, in Liberia, readies a new diagnostic test for lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-born infection that can lead to enormously...
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Engineering professor gets Gates Foundation grant for work in global health
Washington University in St. Louis announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tae Seok Moon, PhD, assistant...
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Drones may violate international law
Sadat As President Obama gives a speech on national security — including defending U.S. use of drones to combat terrorism — Leila Sadat, JD, international law expert and professor of law at Washington...
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Cornerstone’s Fields wins Gloria White service award
Mary ButkusHarvey Fields, PhD, addresses assembled WUSTL employees during a Staff Day ceremony May 20 in Edison Theatre at which he was honored with the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award....
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Deadly infections cut in sickest hospital patients
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIn hospital intensive care units, bathing patients daily with an antimicrobial soap and applying antibiotic ointment in the nose reduced by 44 percent...
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Campus Author: The Japanese Supreme Court and Judicial Review
David S. Law, JD, PhD, professor of law and professor of political science, has published a groundbreaking book on the Japanese judiciary and constitutional adjudication in Japan, titled The Japanese...
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Pretesting cervical tumors could inform treatment
Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhDBefore treatment, left, a cervical tumor is visible (white arrow) on a PET/CT scan. After successful treatment, right, the tumor is no longer visible. For reasons that are not...
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Place matters in analyzing students' performance, Washington University...
Where a child lives makes a difference in how demographics and other factors influence algebra performance, and policies should take into account local variation, research from Washington University in...
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Obituary: Thomas B. Ferguson, MD, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic...
Thomas B. Ferguson, MD, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, of complications following a heart valve...
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Older adult clumsiness linked to brain changes
For many older adults, the aging process seems to go hand-in-hand with an annoying increase in clumsiness — difficulties dialing a phone, fumbling with keys in a lock or knocking over the occasional...
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Aligning values with employer can lead to promotion, suggests new study
Employees looking to move up within their organization should get on board with the goals and values of their employer, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.Stuart...
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Scientists map the wiring of the biological clock
This famous still of Harold Lloyd in the 1923 film Safety Last epitomizes the plight of modern human beings, equipped with biological clocks designed to adjust to gentle seasonal changes in daylight,...
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Tumors disable immune cells by using up sugar
http://youtu.be/7_UiBSJdDeAResearcher Erika Pearce and her colleagues have found evidence that suggests cancer cells can disable an important immune cell's ability to fight. Cancer cells’ appetite for...
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Missouri’s juvenile justice system in crisis, finds report
Missouri has been held out as a model for juvenile corrections programs, but the court system that puts young people into these programs is in crisis, finds a recent report by the National Juvenile...
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Alzheimer's brain change measured in humans
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have measured a significant and potentially pivotal difference between the brains of patients with an inherited form of Alzheimer’s...
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SCOTUS Myriad Genetics decision a significant shift from status quo
In the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that naturally occurring DNA sequences are “products of nature” and therefore cannot be...
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Major hurdle cleared to diabetes transplants
Haytham Aly, PhDScientists have found a way to make insulin-producing cells multiply in the laboratory. Pictured in blue are the cells, while the insulin is green. Increased availability of these cells...
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Olin Business School sweeps TeamMBA Awards
Whitney CurtisMBA student Michael McLaughlin addresses a crowd in Simon Hall in October 2012 after returning from his successful hike of more than 2,500 miles.Olin Business School MBA student Michael...
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