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Gut microbes at root of severe malnutrition in kids
Indi Trehan, MDA study of young twins living in Malawi shows that severe malnutrition is triggered by more than poor nutrition. The bacteria that live in the intestine also play a key role. The...
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Historian Anthony Pagden describes European encounters in the South Pacific
European historian and political scientist Anthony Pagden, of the University of California-Los Angeles — this year’s Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities (IPH) lecturer — will give two...
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New opt-out proposal a ‘live and let live solution’ for contraception mandate
The Obama administration has proposed letting religiously affiliated non-profit businesses and institutions opt-out of the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act."The Obama administration has...
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First all-undergraduate team among Olin Cup winners
Three teams, including the first all-undergraduate team to place, earned a total of $140,000 during the annual Olin Cup commercial business plan competition finals Jan. 30 in Simon Hall.Mary...
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Building engineers of the future
Every Tuesday afternoon, a Washington University Engineering undergraduate student goes back to middle school. Nick Okafor leads the after-school Young Engineers Club at Brittany Woods Middle School in...
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Surgery improves for nerve compression disorder
Robert W. Thompson, MDSurgery to treat neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome targets two areas of nerve compression -- the scalene triangle (black triangle) and the pectoralis minor tendon (black...
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Oedipus at Colonus Feb. 14-17
The cast of Oedipus at Colonus. Philip Boehm will direct the U.S. premiere of a new translation by David Slavitt for WUSTL's Performing Arts Department Feb. 14-17 in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre....
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Two named Faculty Fellows in provost’s office
Two faculty members have been named Faculty Fellows in the Office of the Provost by Edward S. Macias, PhD, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD,...
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Annual art show features pieces from more than 60 artists within the School...
RAY MARKLIN (2)(ABOVE) Elizabeth Germino, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, talks about her artwork in soft pastels titled “American Realism.” The piece is one of dozens created by...
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Insights From Ghana: Day 1
This week, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton travels to Ghana to meet with officials from the University of Ghana and sign official papers making the university the 28th partner — and the first in Africa...
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Late works of Franz Schubert Feb. 10
As a stranger I arrivedAs a stranger I shall leaveI remember a perfect day in MayHow bright the flowers, how cool the breeze--- From Gute Nacht ("Good Night") by Wilhelm Müller. Translation by Barry...
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Super-TIGER lying low for the Southern Hemisphere winter
The triangle marks the spot. A satellite image taken before Super-TIGER landed shows it came down in a relatively flat area covered by gently rolling sastrugi (snow drifts). The Super-TIGER...
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A WUSTL undergraduate may have written that Wikipedia article you’re reading
Joan Strassmann’s class taking a break from pounding the keys. They fixed the Wikipedia entry on behavioral ecology in a blitz of edits during the class held Dec. 6, 2012. Strassmann is standing to the...
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Students compete to reduce energy for third annual Green Cup competition
WUSTL students living in on-campus housing on the South 40, the north side of the Danforth Campus and in fraternities are shutting off lights, sharing refrigerators and setting their laptops on power...
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Income inequality and erectile dysfunction
If that headline doesn’t grab your attention, new research from Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School on the “Psychological and Sexual Costs of Income Comparison in Marriage” should....
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Insights From Ghana: Day 2
This week, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton travels to Ghana to meet with officials from the University of Ghana and sign official papers making the university the 28th partner — and the first in Africa —...
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Law struggling to catch up with use of drone technology, says privacy expert
Charlottesville, Va. recently became the first town in the U.S. to pass an anti-drone resolution, calling for a restriction on the use of the unmanned surveillance vehicles.“For drones, I think the...
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Restitution system for exploitative images of children highly problematic
Lawyers representing child pornography victims recently gained attention by seeking restitution from individuals convicted of viewing or downloading exploitative photos of the victims. The defendants...
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Lower drinking ages lead to more binge drinking
Audio availableWashington University School of MedicineBy 1975, many states had lowered the minimum legal drinking age from 21 (shown in yellow) to 18 (brown) or 19 (orange).People who grew up in...
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Collins starts as university’s senior creative director
Creativity, says Tracy Collins, AB ’85, has its foundation in curiosity. “You can’t be creative on a superficial level,” says the university’s first senior creative director, who started in his new...
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