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Deadly complication of stem cell transplants reduced in mice
Studying leukemia in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have reduced a life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants, the only curative treatment when...
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Religion and the Constitution expert discusses Pulpit Freedom Sunday
The annual celebration of Pulpit Freedom Sunday on Oct. 7 encourages pastors to preach politics from the pulpit. The Internal Revenue Code exempts certain organizations including churches from...
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Tomb of Maya queen K’abel discovered in Guatemala
El Peru Waka Regional Archaeological Project (2) The carved alabaster vessel (shown from two sides) found in the burial chamber caused the archaeologists to conclude the tomb was that of Lady K’abel....
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Barbara Schaal to become next dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
WUSTL Photo ServicesProvost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Edward S. Macias, PhD, has announced that Barbara A. Schaal, PhD, the Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor in the...
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Online test estimates ‘Face-Name Memory IQ’
How skillful are you at remembering faces and names? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are inviting the world to take part in an online experiment that will allow participants to see...
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$12 million gift from alumnus and trustee to transform Athletic Complex
Hastings+Chivetta Rendering of the proposed state-of-the-art Gary and Rachel Sumers Fitness Center. Washington University alumnus and trustee Gary Sumers and his wife, Rachel, have committed $12...
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Washington University in St. Louis announces Leading Together campaign
Washington University in St. Louis has announced a major, multi-year fundraising initiative, called Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University, to build on its strong history and further...
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Sustainable Cities Conference to help advance a sustainable urban future
The Sustainable Cities Conference, including a Land Lab Competition aimed at catalyzing innovative ideas for sustainability projects on St. Louis’ vacant lots, will be held Nov. 1-3. Sponsored by the...
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$20 million gift establishes Taylor Family Institute for Innovative...
Audio available Andrew and Barbara Taylor and the Crawford Taylor Foundation, the charity of the entire Jack C. Taylor family, have committed $20 million to the Department of Psychiatry at Washington...
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Investigational drugs chosen for major Alzheimer's prevention trial
Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD, Tyler BlazeyScientists have selected the first investigational drugs for a pioneering Alzheimer’s disease prevention trial. The areas where the most Alzheimer’s plaques...
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Halloween tips from the crypt
Some Halloween news tips refuse to die, rising from the newsroom morgue each October with a stubborn resolve to once again help trick-or-treaters stay safe on Halloween night. Here's three timely...
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The Law School in the New Legal Environment Symposium Oct. 26
Academics, business leaders, members of the judiciary and a key watchdog group will come together to discuss the future of legal education at “The Law School in the New Legal Environment Symposium” at...
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Provost offering interdisciplinary teaching grants; workshop for prospective...
Interdisciplinary faculty collaboration is fast becoming a hallmark of Washington University in St. Louis. To help support interdisciplinary teaching, the Office of the Provost announces the second...
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Mice at risk of asthma, allergies can fight off skin cancer
A molecule involved in asthma and allergies now has been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The molecule,...
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Two Washington University faculty elected to Institute of Medicine
Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest...
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Political empowerment fading for black Americans in the age of Obama
Hailed by some as the “end of race as we know it” and the beginning of a “post-racial” America, the 2008 election of Barack Obama sparked a measurable bump in feelings of political empowerment among...
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HIV may leave gut vulnerable to infections
An HIV-like virus in primates appears to leave the gastrointestinal tract vulnerable to infection with other potentially harmful viruses, according to new research at Washington University School of...
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Bloodstream infections in ICUs cut by 44 percent
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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Moon was created in giant smashup
http://youtu.be/50gxyyU0V7UThis artist’s conception of a planetary smashup whose debris was spotted by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope three years ago gives an impression of the carnage that would have...
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Stroke patients benefit from carmaker’s efficiency
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. LouisPhysicians have sharply reduced stroke treatment time by applying a process for improving efficiency originally developed by carmakers. Early...
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