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Decoded: DNA of blood-sucking worm that infects world’s poor
Peter DurbinResearchers have decoded the genome of the hookworm, Necator americanus, finding clues to how it infects and survives in humans and to aid in development of new therapies. An estimated 700...
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Cordells endow visiting professorship in School of Law
Mary Butkus/WUSTL PhotosJoseph and Yvonne CordellWashington University School of Law alumni Joseph E. and Yvonne L. Cordell have made a $1 million gift commitment to establish and endow the Cordell...
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Study shows 1 in 5 women with ovarian cancer has inherited predisposition
A new study conservatively estimates that one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of the disease, according to research at Washington University...
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‘Topping out’ ceremony held for The Lofts of Washington University
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oszr-TqiWwg james byard/WUSTL Photos (2)A “topping out” ceremony was held Jan. 16 marking the final steel panel being raised and put into place on The Lofts of Washington...
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Recent Immigration Agency Chief Counsel Criticizes House Leadership for...
Legomski “The House leadership’s procedural excuses for blocking a vote on critical immigration reform make little sense,” says Stephen Legomsky, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis...
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Happy 10th anniversary Opportunity!
Randy KorotevRay Arvidson, deputy principal investigator of the MER mission, celebrates the Opportunity rover's 10th anniversary on Mars, which coincides with his 40th anniversary at Washington...
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University recognized for sustainability efforts
sid hastings/WUSTL PhotosWashington University in St. Louis recently won recognition for its “green” efforts. The university took part in the St. Louis Regional Chamber’s Green Business Challenge, and...
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Sam Fox School spring Public Lecture Series begins
Won Ju Lim, Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellow, will discuss her work April 10. The talk comes in conjunction with "Raycraft is Dead," Lim's new exhibition for the Saint Louis Art Museum....
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Sixty years of the Assembly Series: spring 2014 schedule released
The Washington University in St. Louis Assembly Series turned 60 in 2013, and to mark such an august occasion, it's fitting to remember why the lecture series was conceived in the first place. The...
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Law lecture series continues with leaders in racial justice and immigration
Federal appellate Judge Bernice Donald, JD, president of the American Bar Foundation, and Thomas A. Saenz, JD, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund...
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Dancer Elinor Harrison Jan. 28
Christopher DugganWUSTL alumna Elinor Harrison (far right) in "Beauty" by the acclaimed dance troupe Jane Comfort and Company. Harrison will return to campus Jan. 26-30 as the 2014 Marcus Residency...
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WUSTL privacy law expert says Obama’s surveillance reforms a good but...
3.5 out of 12 -- That is the score the Electronic Frontier Foundation gave President Obama’s highly anticipated address on NSA spying last week. And while lauding Obama for recognizing the dangers of...
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Super Bowl ads last months, not just one day
Wikimedia CommonsGather around! The game is on! Super Bowl ads today aren't just watched on television, but promote engagement through social media and other internet and mobile channels.Commercials...
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NASA's Opportunity at 10: New Findings from Old Rover
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell univ./arizona State univ.Opportunity Mars Rover's self portrait in January 2014, just before completing a decade of work on Mars. The rover's panoramic camera took the images...
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Library unveils 100-plus hours of digitized conversation about the Great...
Dorothea Lange (1936)Among the scores of interviewees whose reflections on the Great Depression comprise a newly accessible Washington University Libraries resource are two daughters of Florence Owens...
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MLA Saturday Lecture Series to explore happiness
Happiness will be the focus of Washington University in St. Louis’ Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) Saturday Lecture Series that runs throughout February.Free and open to the public, the series is...
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Students celebrate Lunar New Year with fireworks
SID Hastings/WUSTL Photos (2)Lunar New Year festivities kicked off Jan. 25 with fireworks at Mudd Field (above) and drumming and demonstrations in the Danforth University Center. Below, Senior Kim...
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Robyn Hadley named associate vice chancellor, director of Ervin Scholars...
Hadley Robyn S. Hadley, founder and executive director of the “What’s After High School?” program in Burlington, N.C., has been named associate vice chancellor and director of the prestigious John B....
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‘Refund to Savings’ tax-time savings experiment has impact on household finances
Last year, almost 900,000 low- and moderate-income tax filers participated in a unique tax preparation savings intervention program, depositing approximately $5.9 million more into savings accounts...
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Strassmann installed as Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology
Sid Hastings/WUSTL PhotosJoan E. Strassmann speaks at her installation as the Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences. She wears the medallion bestowed by Chancellor Mark S....
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