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Setton named Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Lori Setton, a renowned researcher into the role of the degeneration and repair of the body’s soft tissues, has been named the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering...
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Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma
Carrying extra weight increases a person’s risk that a benign blood disorder will develop into multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. This is particularly true for older, African-American men. (Photo:...
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AAAS names three faculty as 2016 fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named (from left) Azad Bonni, Phyllis I. Hanson and Gary Stormo as 2016 fellows in recognition of their scientific accomplishments. Three...
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New topical immunotherapy effective against early skin cancer
A combination of two topical drugs that have been in use for years triggers a robust immune response against precancerous skin lesions, according to a new study. The research, from Washington...
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Second major offered in financial engineering
A new, interdisciplinary academic program will combine courses in math, computer science, engineering and finance for Washington University in St. Louis students pursuing a career in financial...
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Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindness
The parasite that causes river blindness infects about 37 million people in parts of Africa and Latin America, causing blindness and other major eye and skin diseases in about 5 million of them. A...
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Ambidextrous enzyme
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis isolated an enzyme that controls the levels of two plant hormones simultaneously, linking the molecular pathways for growth and defense. Similar to...
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‘A rite of passage’
The world is hanging upside down. The stage floats like a cloud. The audience perches on the ceiling. Or perhaps that is only the dancer’s perspective. In “Tribal Dreams,” choreographer Cecil Slaughter...
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Scanning Madagascar
Madagascar, the big island off the east coast of Africa with the lemurs and baobabs, is thought to be sitting in the middle of an old tectonic plate, and so, by the rules of plate tectonics, should be...
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New research findings on most lethal type of leukemia
Patients with the most lethal form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) – based on genetic profiles of their cancers – typically survive for only four to six months after diagnosis, even with aggressive...
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University expands sexual assault prevention programs, crisis services
Washington University in St. Louis is stepping up its efforts to stop sexual assault — expanding both prevention programs and crisis services and launching a new research initiative to develop and test...
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The neediest case … or the prettiest face?
On Giving Tuesday, holiday donation campaigns launch into high gear, with various year-end appeals supporting a whole array of causes. But how do people decide where to donate their money? They know...
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More than 300 to take part in recognition ceremony this weekend
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton leads the faculty procession at the 2015 December Recognition Ceremony. (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University) More than 300 Washington University in St. Louis degree...
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Washington People: Henry Schvey
Olin Library, the gingko trees and the PAD’s Henry Schvey: Three literary stalwarts of Washington University. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University) Henry Schvey is a go-to guy in Arts &...
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Could there be life in Pluto’s syrupy sea?
Pluto is thought to possess a subsurface ocean, which is not so much a sign of water as it is a tremendous clue that other dwarf planets in deep space also may contain similarly exotic oceans,...
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Hard-to-treat depression in seniors focus of $13.5 million study
http://mpaweb1.wustl.edu/~medschool/radio/files/PCORIgrant.mp3 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are launching a study aimed at identifying effective treatment...
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Trustees meet, discuss undergraduate education, elect new board member
The Dec. 2 meeting of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees focused on undergraduate education, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The board also elected a new trustee....
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A message from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton
To our Washington University community: On university campuses across the country, concerns have been raised about the potential for changes in federal immigration law and policy that could impact the...
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Olin undergraduate program ranked No. 1 in national survey
Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School took the top spot in a new ranking of U.S. undergraduate business programs unveiled Dec. 5. Business education news outlet Poets & Quants...
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Pathway linked to slower aging also fuels brain cancer
While a particular metabolic pathway shows potential to slow down the aging process, new research indicates a downside: That same pathway may drive brain cancer. The pathway, known as the nicotinamide...
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