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Diversity and Inclusion Grants program winners announced
A program to encourage and support women pursuing careers in information technology, and another to create a pipeline of outstanding minority and women candidates for School of Medicine faculty...
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WUSTL linguist partners with Chinese colleagues to find best ways to teach...
joe angelesYanming “Nancy” Gao, right, vice dean of the School of Overseas Education at Northeast Normal University in China, returned to China last month after spending the past year at Washington...
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Some autism behaviors linked to altered gene
Audio availableScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as...
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Tales from the Field: Maintaining seismic stations at the South Pole
Aubreya AdamsDecember 16, 2012. Me (Aubreya) in the ice tunnels below Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. The tunnels are COLD! Like caves in the rest of the world, they maintain the average...
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Emerging cancer drugs may drive bone tumors
Chang Yang, MD, PhDInvestigational cancer drugs, IAP antagonists, may increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone. Tumors often cause bone loss, but IAP antagonist treatment accelerates the problem....
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MySci Resource Center opens Feb. 18 (VIDEO)
Sid HastingsThe new Institute for School Partnership MySci Resource Center will serve as the nerve center of WUSTL’s signature effort to improve teaching and learning within the K-12 education...
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School of Medicine faculty awards given
Robert BostonJulio E. Pérez, MD, professor of medicine, holds a plaque designating him a distinguished educator in clinical fellow mentoring at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis....
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Obituary: Udo Kultermann, Ruth and Norman Moore Professor Emeritus of...
Renowned author and art historian Udo Kultermann, who taught architecture at Washington University in St. Louis for nearly 30 years, died Feb. 9, 2013, in New York City, following a long illness. He...
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Increasing fathers’ engagement in parenting programs
Traditionally, programs that aim to change parenting behaviors and prevent child maltreatment have focused on mothers — viewed as nurturers and caregivers — at the expense of fathers. Kohl Historical...
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New opportunity for execs to advance careers comes to Denver
Business professionals looking to take their careers to the next level and sharpen their leadership skills will welcome the arrival of a top-ranked Executive MBA program in Denver that promises a...
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Conflict of interest rules must extend to government contractors, says ethics...
The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates recently adopted a resolution recommending that the federal government expand its protections against conflicts of interest among government...
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Mars? Venus? We're all in the same solar system
Are men and women really that different?New research suggests no — at least not in the psychological scheme of things.Carothers “We often think that men and women are obviously different,” says lead...
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Déjà vu all over again? Cultural understanding vs. horrors of eugenics
Arthur Estabrook Papers, University at Albany, SUNYPrison mug shot of Edgar (V428) and corresponding entry in The Jukes in 1915, by A.H. Estabrook (photo laid in copy of R. Dugdale's The Jukes). Why is...
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Sam Fox School and Brookings Institution present "The Innovative Metropolis"
Sustainability and economic growth are two desirable goals that should demonstrably complement one another, especially in our cities.But how?On Thursday, Feb. 21, the Sam Fox School of Design &...
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UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp named WUSTL provost
Courtesy photoHolden Thorp, PhD Holden Thorp, PhD, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and a highly respected research scientist and academic leader, will become provost...
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New mobile app helps students track campus shuttle
Joe AngelesVinoo Ganesh, left, a senior in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, explains the mobile app he developed, “WUSTL Circulator,” to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton in his office on...
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Program delving into social justice issues in Chile chooses WUSTL staffers
Six staff members will be traveling to Santiago, Chile, June 10-14 as part of the second annual Global Diversity and Overseas Seminars (GDOS) Program. The GDOS program is a staff-development...
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Face and Figure in European Art, 1928-1945
John Klein, associate professor of art history and archaeology, discusses Face and Figure in European Art, 1928-1945, which he curated for the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Photo by Whitney...
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Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy
Matthew D. Smyth, MDResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are currently testing the ability of this cooling grid to reduce seizures that cannot be controlled through...
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Fragile X makes brain cells talk too much
Vitaly Klyachko, PhDScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that the most common inherited form of autism turns some brain cells into chatterboxes....
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