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Closing the gap: How one school district went about fixing standardized...
http://youtu.be/KBo2-ObK4Ik A unique, long-term partnership between a university and an underserved suburban school district in Missouri is showing eye-popping, unprecedented success in elementary and...
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Uninsured face hurdles choosing health insurance
Robert BostonA new study identifies difficulties for uninsured people who are trying to register for health-care coverage. The new federal health-care law gives millions of Americans access to medical...
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New Danforth lecture series will examine issues surrounding religion and...
The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics is launching an important new lecture series designed to further the discussion on the intersection of politics and religion in the United...
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Dance Marathon raises $152,000 for Children's Miracle Network
Sid Hastings/WUSTL Photos (4)Harvey Fields, PhD, assistant director for academic programs at Cornerstone, dances with Jennifer Smith, PhD (right), dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, at the...
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Annual Diwali celebration delights crowds at Edison Theatre
Whitney curtis/WUSTL Photos (2)Student groups performed Bollywood fusion, Bhangra, garba and other types of dance at the annual Diwali festival Nov. 8-9 at Washington University in St. Louis' Edison...
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Olin Cup finalists offer quality, diverse ideas
A mobile solution to the severity of epileptic seizures. Helmets designed to reduce concussions in high-impact sports. A locally sourced grain-to-glass spirits distillery.These are just a few of the...
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Bringing Native American cuisine to WUSTL
sid hastings/WUSTL Photos (2)Chef Nephi Craig (Apache/Navajo), founder of the Native American Culinary Association, conducts a traditional Native American cooking demonstration in the Danforth...
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Study confirms benefit of back braces in treating scoliosis
E. Holland DurandoMatthew B. Dobbs, MD, examines an X-ray of a patient whose spine was fused to treat scoliosis. Dobbs is one of the principal investigators in a study that shows back braces are...
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Offerman, of television's Parks and Recreation, offers Edison crowd tips for...
Whitney Curtis/WUSTL PhotosNick Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on the television show Parks and Recreation, offered Washington University in St. Louis students "tips for a prosperous life" during a...
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Gut microbes in healthy kids carry antibiotic resistance genes
Friendly microbes in the intestinal tracts (guts) of healthy American children have numerous antibiotic resistance genes, according to results of a pilot study by scientists at Washington University...
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Gene testing for heart diseases now available
GPSA mutation, highlighted with a red letter in the genetic code shown above, can alter the heartbeat in dangerous ways. A new panel offered by Genomic Pathology Services can test up to 69 genes at...
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Holobaugh ceremony honors those who've contributed to LGBT equality
sid hastings/WUSTL Photos (2)(Above) Georgia Binnington (left), associate dean of students at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, talks with Christine Dolan, WUSTL's LGBT coordinator, after...
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Air Force salutes Brown School students
sid hastings/WUSTL Photos(Above) Amanda Moore McBride (right), PhD, associate dean of the Brown School, congratulates Michelle Gordon (center), a first-year student, and Jenneva Barrett, a...
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Volcano discovered smoldering under a kilometer of ice in West Antarctica
doug WiensMount Sidley, at the leading edge of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, is the last volcano in the chain that rises above the surface of the ice. But a group of seismologists...
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WUSTL football gains bid to NCAA Division III championship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uZeaZNRt_Y The Washington University in St. Louis football team received a Pool B bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III football championship, the NCAA Committee announced...
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Concert pays homage to John F. Kennedy Nov. 22
John F. Kennedy (White House Press Office photo) The music begins quietly, a soft, solemn adagio. It gathers force, building to moments of shock and anger before resolving, at last, into mournful...
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Siteman Counseling Service offers cancer care beyond medicine
Robert J. BostonEileen Garofalo (left), who was diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in 2012, said psychologist Amanda Kracen, PhD (right), of Siteman Counseling Service has been a key...
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NIH award funds research into tiny devices that shine light on brain disorders
Robert J. BostonWireless micro-LED devices are allowing researchers to use optogenetics to uncover information about molecular and cellular events in the brain that underlie stress, addiction and...
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Songs for Thanksgiving Nov. 24
Whitney Curtis/WUSTL PhotosNicole Aldrich will lead the Washington University Choirs Sunday, Nov. 24. The air chills, the leaves fall, the crops are collected and stored for winter. From India to...
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Obituary: Harvey Saligman, longtime trustee, 75
Saligman Harvey Saligman, a longtime Washington University in St. Louis trustee, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, after a seven-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was 75. Saligman joined WUSTL’s Board of...
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