New immunotherapy for leukemia shows promise in small clinical trial
Charles Hoy (left), a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), talks with his medical oncologist, Rizwan Romee, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Romee co-leads clinical...
View ArticleStudent debt and economic hardship
Students who come out of college with debt — especially larger amounts — are more likely to face hardship and financial difficulty during their lives, finds a new study from Washington University in...
View ArticleResearchers identify protein critical in causing chronic UTIs
Researchers have identified a potential way to prevent chronic urinary tract infections, a common infection primarily caused by E. coli (shown above). Vaccinating mice against a key protein that E....
View ArticleHaswell wins Faculty Scholar award
Haswell Elizabeth Haswell, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was named a Faculty Scholar by a trio of major philanthropies Sept. 22. In all,...
View ArticleCities of the future
A new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests eight interventions that will help create healthier and more sustainable cities of the future, built to reduce the negative impacts of...
View ArticleNSF announces new Science and Technology Center
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has added a newly formed collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania to its list of Science and Technology Centers...
View Article$10 million gift creates Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy
Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, Robert D. Schreiber and Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, lead a team of investigators working to develop new immune-based therapies for cancer, infectious disease, autoimmunity and...
View ArticlePolitical illustrations of the past
An illustration by Robert Weaver, who was among the top political illustrators of the mid-20th century. The Douglas B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library, which opens this week, is home to Weaver’s...
View ArticleWhen lava erupted in the Midwest
When Doug Wiens approached Minnesota farmers to ask permission to install a seismometer on their land, he often got a puzzled look. “You could tell they were thinking ‘Why are you putting a seismometer...
View ArticleVideo: Where and when does America begin?
In 1630, John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, proclaimed to fellow Puritan settlers that “we shall be as a city upon a hill.” Nearly four centuries later, Winthrop’s striking image...
View ArticleRegistered and ready — Washington University students are engaged voters
Student Nero Zhou (center) checks a T-shirt for size at a WashU Votes kick-off event in August. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University) True of false: Registering to vote takes forever. False: The...
View ArticleNanoparticle injections may be future of osteoarthritis treatment
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that injecting nanoparticles into an injured joint can inhibit the inflammation that contributes to the cartilage damage...
View ArticleA Q&A with Bill T. Jones
Dancer Shaneeka Harrell of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company visits a class at COCA, the Center of Creative Arts, Sept. 23, 2016. The class was led by Kirven Douthit-Boyd, COCA’s co-artistic...
View ArticleEmployees invited to support United Way through community service
For years, Washington University in St. Louis faculty and staff have supported the United Way through their generous financial support. Now, they may also give the their time to the annual campaign....
View ArticleStudent playwright Andie Berry on writing and the creative process
Andie Berry, a senior in Arts & Sciences, sits in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. Her drama “Son of Soil” will receive a staged reading Oct. 1 as part of the A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival....
View ArticleCulprit identified as a major cause of vision loss
MD/PhD student Jonathan Lin (left) and Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have identified a pathway involved in photoreceptor death in the retina. They...
View ArticleKIPP College Partnership established at Washington University
Ilan Wallentin, a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, talks with Camden Butler, 5, during Greek Day of Service Sept. 24. The annual tradition hosts dozens of KIPP families on the Danforth Campus....
View ArticleCountdown to debate: Brookings shines red, white and blue
Debate week is here, and hundreds celebrated its start at Washington University in St. Louis Oct. 1 with the lighting of Brookings Hall. Students, staff and community members gathered on the steps of...
View ArticlePresidential candidates and their possible Supreme Court picks
How might the makeup of the United States Supreme Court change depending on who is elected as the country’s next president? A new analysis from Washington University in St. Louis estimates where the...
View ArticleDanforth Dialogues explore future of religion and politics Oct. 8
Participants in the Oct. 8 Danforth Dialogues include (clockwise from top left) David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr., Natasha Tretheway and Eboo Patel. “Envisioning the Future of Religion and Politics in...
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