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Eliot Trio March 26
The Eliot Trio will perform works by Martinů, Beethoven and Dvořák at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in Holmes Lounge. From left to right: Seth Carlin, professor of music; David Halen, concertmaster for...
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Medical students learn their futures on Match Day
Robert BostonWashington University MD/PhD student Radhika Jagannathan (right) received two surprises at Match Day on Friday, March 21. First, she learned she will be going to...
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STL To Do: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
http://youtu.be/Im7sndDqY-s Most film festivals don’t feel like an actual festival, but the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour feels like a two-night major event. Both nights are filled with...
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Former Sen. Snowe to chat with faculty, students
Former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, of Maine, will have an informal conversation with Washington University in St. Louis students and faculty at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the Women’s Building Formal...
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Washington University to re-establish sociology department
Washington University in St. Louis is re-establishing its sociology department after a nearly 25-year hiatus, Barbara A. Schaal, PhD, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, has...
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What's so hard about counting craters?
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New clue to autism found inside brain cells
Yuh-Jiin I. JongLearning, social interactions and higher-level thinking in people with autism may be adversely affected by receptors inside brain cells, scientists at Washington University School of...
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Gut bacteria can cause life-threatening infections in preterm babies
E. Holland DurandoPhillip I. Tarr, MD, and Barbara B. Warner, MD, view an agar dish containing organisms sequenced in their study of gut bacteria in preterm babies. The researchers found that premature...
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Washington University hires Title IX coordinator
KennedyTo promote and strengthen a culture that proactively supports a safe and respectful learning, working and living environment, Washington University in St. Louis has appointed Jessica W....
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Serving others during spring break
Washington University in St. Louis students traveled across the globe this spring break helping others. They worked to provide clean water to a village in Honduras, taught students to read in Jamaica,...
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Are health departments tweeting to the choir?
The use of social media to disseminate information is increasing in local health departments, but a new study out of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that Twitter accounts...
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Grants awarded for diversity and inclusion projects
Staff, faculty and students throughout the WUSTL community will be touched by the projects chosen to receive this year’s Diversity and Inclusion Grants. For 2013-2014, nearly $112,000 was awarded to 10...
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Medical students review for exam ‘Jeopardy’ style
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL C. PURDY (5)(From left) Tracey Godbold and her teammates Sravya Vajapeyajula and Christelle Samen provide the correct answer, "What are Rosenthal fibers?" during a review modeled...
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Pow Wow takes place April 5
James Byard/WUSTL PhotosScenes from last year's Pow Wow, the Buder Center's annual celebration of American Indian culture.The 24th annual Pow Wow, a festival of American Indian cultures at Washington...
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Bring Your Own Idea gatherings offer new opportunities for collaboration
Could a cup of coffee bring faculty across campus together to expand and enhance research and teaching while broadening perspectives? That’s the idea behind the Office of the Provost’s Bring Your Own...
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Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa to deliver WUSTL’s Commencement address
La RussaTony La Russa, who recently was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and is considered one of the best managers in baseball history, has been selected to give the 2014 Commencement address at...
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STL To Do: Classical concert in the Cathedral Basilica
Don’t miss this beautiful classical concert in the Cathedral Basilica, featuring St. Louis' world-renowned orchestra and choir. With an 8-second sound delay in the hall, the music of Bruckner, Vaughan...
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Teeter-tottering for charity
Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos(From left) Lindsey Hughes and Preetha Iyengar, seniors at Washington University in St. Louis, participate in the Campus Y Teeter-Totter-Thon Tuesday on Mudd Field. The event...
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SCOTUS decision dooms campaign finance regulation as we know it
Margarian The U.S. Supreme Court, in the McCutcheon v. FEC decision, removed the cap on the number and amount of donations a person can give during political campaigns. Gregory Magarian, JD, election...
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Ancient nomads spread earliest domestic grains along Silk Road, study finds
Photo Credit: Michael Frachetti (2011)Panoramic view of the Byan Zhurek valley and setting near Tasbas, AfghanistanCharred grains of barley, millet and wheat deposited nearly 5,000 years ago at...
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