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WUSTL law professor warns about tinkering with bankruptcy code
Keating Bankruptcy expert Daniel L. Keating, JD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, is warning policymakers that any tweaks to the bankruptcy code could have unintended...
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Dry run for the 2020 Mars Mission
WikimediaSomewhere on Mars, the Red Planet? No, it’s somewhere in the Atacama Desert, the closest approximation on our planet to a Martian landscape.A film director looking for a location where a movie...
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Master’s degree in cyber security management launches
Each year, about 431 million adults worldwide are victims of cybercrime, costing $388 billion based on time and monetary loss. The problem is so severe that President Barack Obama recently said “cyber...
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SCOTUS decision kills "most successful weapon" against racial discrimination...
The Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder effectively kills the most successful weapon our nation has ever produced against racial discrimination in voting, says constitutional and...
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Improving undergraduate STEM education is focus of new national initiative
Washington University in St. Louis is one of eight Association of American Universities (AAU) member campuses selected to serve as project sites for the association’s five-year initiative to improve...
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Immediate effect of DOMA decision profound
The Supreme Court today struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling that the law violated fundamental constitutional rights by denying same-sex couples equal liberty under the law....
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The Swiss Army knife of salamanders
Alan TempletonInside a cistern in Northern Israel, a hyloid frog (bottom left) shelters together with a splendid pair of fire salamanders (Salamandra infraimmaculata).Every once in a while, a scientist...
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Williams to study climate trends in St. Louis and southeastern U.S.
More frequent sweltering summers, droughts, flooding and extreme weather across the country are expected with our changing global climate. The problem is so severe that the Obama Administration is...
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Daydreaming simulated by computer model
Scientists have created a virtual model of the brain that daydreams like humans do.Researchers created the computer model based on the dynamics of brain cells and the many connections those cells make...
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Crimes against humanity must be prosecuted for International Criminal Court...
Successful prosecutions of crimes against humanity must occur at the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it is to succeed in its mandate to punish the perpetrators of atrocities and deter others from...
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In children with fever, gene profiling distinguishes bacterial from viral...
Robert BostonUsing microarray technology, researchers can distinguish between viral and bacterial infections in children with fever by profiling the activity of genes in a blood sample. While more...
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Discovery of stone monument at El Perú-Waka’ adds new chapter to ancient Maya...
Photo by Francico Castaneda; courtesy of Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka´y PACUNAM.Stone-carved representation of Maya King Chak Took Ich'aak (Red Spark Claw) who died in 556 AD. Download hi-rez...
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Brain differences seen in depressed preschoolers
Washington University School of MedicineBrain scans of preschoolers with depression revealed elevated activity in the amygdala (the small area in the red circle) when compared with scans of young...
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Construction to close one northbound lane of Kingshighway Aug. 12
On Aug. 12, a northbound lane of Kingshighway Boulevard and the adjoining sidewalk north of Children’s Place will close in preparation for demolition related to revitalization of Washington University...
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Enhancements underway for campus garages
Joe AngelesPainter Rick Heacock, of Bazan Painting Co., applies a coat of white paint to the ceiling in the Millbrook Parking Facility on July 9. Crews are repainting the Millbrook and Snow Way garages...
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WUSTL community celebrates at PrideFest parade
whitney curtisMore than 60 Washington University in St. Louis faculty, staff, students and alumni marched in the 2013 Pride STL LGBT parade June 30 in downtown St. Louis. The parade was part of St....
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How rice twice became a crop and twice became a weed — and what it means for...
Ken OlsenA sampling of weedy rice strains from an Arkansas rice field.The evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould once asked whether the living world would be different "if the tape were played...
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Washington University brings Global Foods and the Peacock Loop Diner to The...
James ByardShayn Prapaisilp, vice president of Global Foods Market, stands amid the merchandise of the business’ Kirkwood store. He said the new location in Washington University's Delmar Loop...
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Sequester has minimal impact on federal regulatory spending, new report finds
Automatic federal budget cuts, known as the sequester, which began March 1, have had minimal impact on federal regulatory agencies, finds a new report on the U.S. budget for fiscal years 2013 and...
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We don't like unfamiliar music, even though we claim we do, study finds
Spotify. Pandora. iTunes. YouTube.We are constantly bombarded with a seemingly limitless amount of new music in our daily lives. But why do we keep coming back to that one song or album we couldn’t get...
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