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WUSTL law school brings innovative privacy education to middle school
Washington University law students have begun offering privacy and internet safety education to local middle school students. Law students Matthew Cin and Ujjayini Bose, under the supervision of WUSTL...
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Obituary: David Winters, Olin student, 34
David A. Winters, a first-year professional master's in business administration student at Olin Business School, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, following a vehicle collision on Interstate 44 near...
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'Christmas Creep': Happiness or humbug?
"Christmas Creep,” the "technical" term for the pre-holiday appearance of retail decorations and promotions, crept into stores and marketing in October this year.Major department stores are even...
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Washington University in St. Louis provost elected as National Humanities...
Thorp The board of trustees of the National Humanities Center (NHC) recently elected Holden Thorp, PhD, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Washington University in St. Louis,...
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Scientist helps kids — through turtles — connect with nature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeq8baGtoOs&feature=youtu.beA natural with kids, Stephen Blake asks a group of teens to pretend to be foraging giant tortoises, ambulating on all fours at a...
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Gerald Early joins National Council on the Humanities
Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosGerald L. Early, PhD, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed to the National Council on the...
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Community engagement
SID HASTINGS/WUSTL Photos (2)Anne Kessen Lowell (left) and Katie Rahn of the SouthSide Early Childhood Center tour the MySci Investigation Station, housed at the MySci Resource Center, Nov. 19 as...
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Environmental politics and climate change
This is the third in a series of articles that describe how scholars at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing their varied skills to bear on the issue of climate change and global warming....
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Climate Change Initiative: A conversation
Climate Change Initiative conversationRaven Himadri Pakrasi, PhD, the Myron and Sonya Glassberg/Albert and Blanche Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor and director of the International...
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Joshua Aiken named Rhodes Scholar
AikenJoshua Aiken, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, was one of 32 Americans chosen Saturday, Nov. 23, as a Rhodes Scholar. Considered among the world's most prestigious academic awards,...
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Washington University Dance Theatre Dec. 6-8
James BYard/WUSTL PhotosShifing Limits, the 2013 Washington University Dance Theatre concert, will feature seven new works by faculty and guest choreographers. Pictured is a contemporary ballet by...
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Two WUSTL faculty named AAAS fellows
Two faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society....
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Give Thanks Give Back collected money, gifts for St. Louis families in need
Mary Butkus/WUSTL PhotosWashington University in St. Louis sophomores Cherisse Onuigbo (left) and Shawnee Gao wrapped presents during a Give Thanks Give Back wrapping party, an annual tradition. WUSTL...
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Broken cellular 'clock' linked to brain damage
Erik MusiekDisabling a gene that helps keep track of time makes brain cells more likely to die spontaneously. Scientists think the connection may help explain why neurodegenerative disorders such as...
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NIH to fund ‘omics’ research into lung disease
Worldwide, millions of children and adults struggle to breathe because of lung damage caused by asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis.Adding to extensive research already...
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Better predictor of breast cancer risk developed
Robert J. BostonGraham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, is one of the developers of the Rosner-Colditz statistical model, an improved method to predict a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Epidemiologists...
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Scientists stitch up photosynthetic megacomplex
Courtesy of Haijun LiuThe photosynthetic megacomplex from a cyanobacterium, which scientists have managed to isolate in its complete, functioning form, weighs about 6 million Daltons. It has three...
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Medical school instructors, house staff lauded
Jerry Naunheim Jr.Nigar Kirmani, MD, (right) and other awardees laugh during the teaching awards ceremony. Kirmani won a Distinguished Service Teaching Award from the Class of 2015. For more photos...
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Washington University among top Fulbright producers
Washington University in St. Louis has been recognized as one of the top institutions in the nation for producing Fulbright students for 2013-14. Twelve Fulbright grants were awarded to current or...
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Swarming insect provides clues to how the brain processes smells
Barani Raman’s research is the cover story for the December issue of Nature Neuroscience. Our sense of smell is often the first response to environmental stimuli. Odors trigger neurons in the brain...
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