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Revelation, revolution and reinvention
(From left to right:) Ebby Offord as the mother, David Dwight as the Youth and Charles Glenn as the narrator in the PAD production of “Passing Strange.” (Photo: Carol Green/Washington University.) Now...
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I-CARES names Fike associate director
Fike David Fike, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences, has been appointed associate director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable...
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Startup Connection announces startups for Venture Showcase
Startup Connection, St. Louis’ largest event focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, has announced the companies selected to take part in its Venture Showcase Nov. 16 at Washington University in...
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Beauty, danger and cake
Cakes typically evoke birthday parties and celebrations. But a recent project by Ebony G. Patterson — a 2006 alumna of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St....
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Scientists link single gene to some cases of autism spectrum disorder
http://mpaweb1.wustl.edu/~medschool/embargo/NF1-ASD%20.mp3 Scientists have linked mutations in a single gene to autism in people who have a rare tumor syndrome typically diagnosed in childhood. The...
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Dual degrees conferred at historic ceremony
On Oct. 14, 27 students earned an Executive MBA degree from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (ITTB). They are the first graduates...
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An optimistic vision
Richard Wagner. (Image: Shutterstock) It is a story of love and change. In “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg)” (1867), Richard Wagner offers an uncharacteristically...
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NSF gives $5 million boost to STEM higher education in Missouri
Washington University’s Rochelle Smith (right) and Dedric Carter (center) help Art Hicks of the NSF’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program announce the $5 million grant that will...
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Possible strategy identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, other disorders
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited disorder that leads to a gradual loss of motor neurons and, eventually, paralysis. The condition is caused by genetic mutations that disrupts cells’ energy...
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A closer look inside
A faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Engineering & Applied Science has been awarded two separate grants worth a combined $2.5 million to develop better biomedical...
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Physicist honored for finding new symmetry in space and time
The American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics this month awarded the 2017 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics to Carl M. Bender of Washington University in St. Louis ....
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Camp Yeakey named Marshall S. Snow Professor
Carol Camp Yeakey, a professor of education, of urban studies, of international and area studies, and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, has been named the Marshall S. Snow...
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Brain scans of children with Tourette’s offer clues to disorder
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourette’s syndrome that appear markedly different from the same areas in...
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Washington University honored as International Humanitarian of the Year
In recognition of significant contributions to solving global humanitarian issues, the World Affairs Council of St. Louis has selected Washington University in St. Louis to receive the 2016...
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Examining the effects of regulating tobacco sales
State actions to regulate retail sales of tobacco nearly doubled between 2012 and 2014, according to new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, but much of that activity...
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For some COPD patients, portable oxygen treatment provides no benefit
Portable oxygen treatment does not benefit a large group of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have moderately low levels of oxygen in the blood, according to a team of researchers...
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Natural compound reduces signs of aging in healthy mice
http://mpaweb1.wustl.edu/~medschool/embargo/NMN%20cell%20met%20.mp3 Much of human health hinges on how well the body manufactures and uses energy. For reasons that remain unclear, cells’ ability to...
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Mutant plants reveal temperature sensor
As we push the limits of agriculture to feed more people in a warmer world, we do not understand how plants sense temperature. In a surprising turn of events, scientists at the University of Buenos...
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Totenberg to headline annual Founders Day celebration
Three days before the country chooses its next president, the Washington University in St. Louis community will have the chance to hear from a distinguished expert on the U.S. Supreme Court — Nina...
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Mental illness genetically linked to drug use and misuse, study finds
If mental illness runs in your family, your genetic makeup may also make you more likely to use drugs and alcohol, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis. The study, published in...
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