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Goldberg named Kipnis Distinguished Professor
Mark BeavenDaniel E. Goldberg, MD, PhD, a renowned researcher in molecular parasitology, has been named the inaugural David M. and Paula L. Kipnis Distinguished Professor at Washington University...
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Brown School students learn social entrepreneurship by doing
Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosJoseph Steensma, EdD, professor of practice at the Brown School, teaches the school's social entrepreneurship course. "I've tried to make it less theoretical and more about...
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New center focuses on regenerative medicine
Robert BostonWashington University has formed the Center of Regenerative Medicine to facilitate research into the regenerative properties of cells and tissues. Along with other School of Medicine...
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Study uncovers hard-to-detect cancer mutations
Robert BostonA new study led by Li Ding, PhD, describes a way to identify a complex type of mutation in cancer genomes that is systematically missed by current genetic sequencing tools. The analysis...
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WashU Expert: Proposed Missouri law revoking scholarships violates First...
Two Missouri legislators have proposed a bill that would require public universities and colleges to revoke scholarships held by student-athletes who refuse to play, or incite, support or participate...
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Newly compiled physiological data lets biologists test old ideas about...
Body size isn't the only factor that determines whether an animal can keep warm in the cold. How do birds and mammals maintain near-constant body temperatures as the environmental temperature...
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Study provides picture of firearm injuries, deaths among St. Louis-area children
Steve DolanDuring a five-year period ending in 2013, nearly 400 children ages 16 or under were taken to one of two hospital emergency rooms in St. Louis for gun-related injuries, according to a study...
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WashU Expert: Proposed Missouri tobacco tax increase doesn’t go far enough
There is renewed interest by some Missouri groups for a proposed 23-cent-per-pack raise to Missouri’s tobacco tax, currently the nation’s lowest.LukeWhile any raise in tobacco prices is one of the...
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Study uncovers inherited genetic susceptibility across 12 cancer types
aSara DickherberA new study sheds light on the inherited components of 12 cancer types. The research confirmed the well-known heritability of breast and ovarian cancers and found a surprising inherited...
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Forensic seismology tested on 2006 munitions depot 'cook-off' in Baghdad
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Chinese rover analyzes Moon rocks: First new 'ground truth' in 40 years
CNAS/CLEPThe Chinese lunar rover, Yutu, photographed by its lander Chang’e-3, after the lander touched down in Mare Imbrium, a giant impact basin that had been filled by successive lava flows. In...
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Silverman named head of pediatrics
aSilvermanGary A. Silverman, MD, PhD, has been named the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and head of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. With the new...
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Ebola medical team develops guidelines for treating infected children
Indi Trehan/Washington UniversityAn Ebola survivor ties a ribbon to a "Survivor's Tree" in Port Loko, Sierra Leone, in 2015. When patients tested negative for Ebola and were discharged from treatment,...
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Conflict among honey bee genes supports theory of altruism
David Galbraith/Penn StateIf a worker behaves altruistically and helps rear her sisters’ offspring, she will ensure that her matrigenes — those genes she inherits from her queen mother — are passed on...
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Two-for-one bacterial virulence factor revealed
Shangwen Luo/ University of Illinois at ChicagoRainbow of colors is created by different concentrations of siderophores, molecules secreted by bacteria to steal iron from a host during an infection....
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WashU Expert: Supreme Court's decision to take immigration case will have...
The United States Supreme Court agreed Jan. 19 to hear United States v. Texas, the challenge brought by 26 states to President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration. The stakes could not be...
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Washington University announces new goal for Leading Together campaign
Washington University in St. Louis has announced that Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University is expected to reach its initial, minimum goal of $2.2 billion two years ahead of...
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Surviving breast cancer: Younger women face bigger hurdles
Breast cancer takes a daunting toll on all women, but it hits younger women especially hard, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.BrownWomen aged 18-44 with a...
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Calcium carbonate: Tumor-fighting weapon
Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis found a way to keep a cancerous tumor from growing by using nanoparticles of the main ingredient in common antacid tablets. The research team, led by...
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Eliot Trio in concert Feb. 19
The piano trios of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) are among the most celebrated works in the piano repertoire. They are also typically dominated by the piano, with violin and cello playing subordinate...
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