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Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 4, more than a dozen faculty members were appointed or promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective Oct. 4 unless otherwise...
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Field Notes: Junior teaches emergency medicine to Sierra Leone’s locals
Washington University in St. Louis junior Zach Eisner is working toward a future where all of the world’s citizens have access to quality emergency medicine. But until then, he is committed to...
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Investigating water ice, space weathering on the Moon
The first manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. A new research collaborative led by Arts & Sciences researchers from Washington...
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‘Seasonal Music’ in the age of climate change
The Momenta String Quartet (Photo: John Gurrin) The Momenta String Quartet is among the most acclaimed ensembles of its generation, praised as “taut and compelling” (The New York Times), “razor-sharp”...
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Cancer risk from air pollution higher in poor, segregated areas of St. Louis
Higher levels of air pollution in St. Louis are associated with neighborhoods with high levels of poverty, unemployment and segregation, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University...
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Toward a more civil discourse
In our current climate of sometimes intense vitriol, reappropriation — by which a group of people reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group — can tame...
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Modifications to social, physical spaces make living at home easier for older...
Social and physical modifications can make aging in place more accessible at the same time they positively impact cognitive function in older adults living alone, finds a new study from the Brown...
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HIV treatment innovation leads to better lifetime choices, study finds
Domestic violence and illicit drug use plummeted among women who realized they could live decades longer than they’d expected because of a new HIV treatment, according to a new study involving a...
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Heart pump devices associated with serious complications in some patients...
In critically ill patients who require a heart pump to support blood circulation as part of stent procedures, specific heart pumps have been associated with serious complications, according to a new...
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The time for privacy reform is now
America needs an internet privacy bill. However, Congressional inaction or even its best intentions could lead to an Americanized version of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a move...
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Four ways to curb light pollution, save bugs
Artificial light at night negatively impacts thousands of species: beetles, moths, wasps and other insects that have evolved to use light levels as cues for courtship, foraging and navigation. Writing...
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‘For colored girls who have considered suicide’
The cast of Ntozake Shange’s “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.” (All photos: Danny Reise/Washington University) In 1974, Ntozake Shange and a small group of...
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ISP to improve math education in local schools through Math314
Stagnant scores, frustrated students, daunted educators — such is the state of math education across the nation and in the region. That’s why the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington...
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Political scientist tunes into the world of song
Macedonian performers parade across Stone Bridge during the Skopje International Festival of music in 2018. (Photo: Neil Bussey/Shutterstock) What are two political scientists, including one from...
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Scientists unravel mysteries of cells’ whiplike extensions
Cilia, or flagella — whiplike appendages on cells — perform diverse tasks required to keep the body healthy. When cilia malfunction, the consequences can be devastating, causing a range of problems,...
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Parking team offers updates, reminders
The Parking & Transportation Services team at Washington University in St. Louis and the Washington University Police Department is informing the campus community about the Motorist Assist Program...
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Men’s Project leader strives to dismantle toxic masculinity on campus
Growing up in New York, Washington University in St. Louis senior Sean Dunnsue was a talented three-sport athlete. Yet he never felt comfortable in the locker room. “There could be an almost primal...
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Analyzing characteristics of fine particles in the air from space
It is well known that fine particulates in the air are associated with cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases and cancer. What are not yet known are the different types of pollution that...
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Brain imaging of babies with Down syndrome focus of $11.5 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $11.5 million grant to lead a multicenter effort to understand how brain development in babies with Down...
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Gut microbes alter characteristics of norovirus infection
The highly contagious norovirus causes diarrhea and vomiting and is notorious for spreading rapidly through densely populated spaces, such as cruise ships, nursing homes, schools and day care centers....
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