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Holtzman, Bateman win Chancellor’s Innovation Award
David M. Holtzman, MD, and Randall J. Bateman, MD, have been chosen as co-recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St....
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Amazon drones: Technology almost there, insurance and regulation still far off
For Amazon’s recently announced drone delivery system to get off the ground, the company will have to solve numerous difficult technological challenges. Chief among them will be increasing battery...
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Listeners can distinguish voices of tall versus short people, study finds
Our voice can reveal a lot about us: our age, our gender, and now – it seems – our height as well. A new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, UCLA, and Indiana University found...
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Great chemistry, choreography and costumes make the Stereotypes a hit
courtesy PhotoThe Stereotypes, one of Washington University in St. Louis' 11 a cappella groups, perform during the Mr. Stereotype pageant on campus in 2012. Ask junior Kevin Vondrak what makes...
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Tyson designated an Earth Observatory
Jonathan A. MyersLight filters through the canopy at WUSTL's Tyson Research Center at dawn. The forest, just designated a ForestGEO, will become part of an early warning system for the effects of...
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Marc Copland, Gary Peacock and Joey Baron
Jazz pianist Marc Copland and bassist Gary Peacock will join drummer Joey Baron for a performance Dec. 6 in the 560 Music Center.As a young saxophonist in the early 1970s, Marc Copland experimented...
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Breaking down stress: Student volunteers on track to set free-backrub record...
Whitney curtis/WUSTL PhotosWashington University in St. Louis sophomore Delia Chassaing (left), a member of Stressbusters, gives a free backrub massage to freshman Amanda Gallop at Ursa's Fireside....
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University's research key in new international guidelines for treatment of...
Washington UniversityMark Manary, MD, works with children in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of his intervention efforts and research involving severe malnutrition.The World Health...
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Synthetic RNAs designed to fight cancer
Robert J. BostonXiaowei Wang, PhD, and his colleagues have designed synthetic molecules that combine the advantages of two experimental RNA therapies against cancer. In search of better cancer...
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Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Brahms Dec. 9
St. Louis Symphony cellist Bjorn Ranheim works with WUSTL musicians as part of the mentoring program Symphony in Your College. (Photo by Jamie Perkins)The hope was to repair a friendship.Joseph Joachim...
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CANCELED: Free vehicle inspections Dec. 7
The planned free vehicle inspections scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, have been canceled due to the weather, the Washington University Police Department announced.The WU Police and Parking Services, in...
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Breaking down stress: 10 foods that help bust stress
This is the second in a series of stories looking at stress. Next up: How meditation, breathing and exercise can reduce stress. Yes, our prehistoric ancestors had to fend off saber-toothed cats and...
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Active-Learning Classroom blends old and new to promote student learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6C4dSFldvIAt first glance, the Active-Learning Classroom (ALC) on the lower level of Eads Hall looks more like an inviting group-study lounge than a classroom.The ALC...
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Obituary: Greg Sibbel, graduate student, 26
Sibbel Greg Sibbel, a third-year graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, from Ewing’s sarcoma. He had turned 26 the day before.Sibbel, of Vail, Iowa, was a...
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Say Yes to Education adds Washington University as one of its 10 new partners
Washington University in St. Louis is among the 10 newest university partners in Say Yes to Education, the national nonprofit group that helps organize and galvanize entire cities around making...
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WUSTL staff encouraged to apply for weeklong study-abroad program
Members of the 2013 Global Diversity Overseas Seminar program take a photo during their trip to Chile.Bill Larson wants to spread the word about Washington University in St. Louis' Global Diversity...
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Trustees meet, discuss challenges, opportunities for School of Medicine
The Friday, Dec. 6, meeting of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees focused on the challenges and opportunities for the School of Medicine, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton....
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The holidays come early for WUSTL scientists
http://youtu.be/KXrFwxqhnkEA large wooden crate was delivered to the Compton Hall loading dock Dec. 4, direct from Paris. The crate contained a fabulous new instrument that Washington University in St....
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Breaking down stress: Mindfulness, breathing and yoga can beat back stress'...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywgBjx0qv2EFitness expert Lynda Anderson, an instructor at the South 40 Fitness Center at Washington University in St. Louis, demonstrates simple breathing techniques and...
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Medical Campus students showcase musical talents
Photos by Robert J. BostonThe Histones, an ensemble of singing Washington University School of Medicine and graduate students, perform at the 2013 fall coffeehouse at the Farrell Learning and Teaching...
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