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Civil unrest in Ferguson from the eyes of older citizens
In August, 2014, the nation’s attention turned to Ferguson, Missouri, after a young African-American man, Michael Brown Jr., was shot by a white police officer. The civil unrest that followed lasted...
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Beginning the east end transformation
Participating in the groundbreaking ceremony are (from left): trustee Donald A. Jubel, BS ’73; trustee Gary M. Sumers, AB ’75; Board of Trustees Chair Craig D. Schnuck; life trustee David W. Kemper;...
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Researchers to model brain’s memory network
Washington University in St. Louis brain scholars will join teams from four other universities in a five-year, $7.5 million research project that aims to build and test the most comprehensive model yet...
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Graduate student speaker Wei Zhu adds a JD to her PhD and MBA
Zhu With a master’s degree in statistics, a PhD in chemical engineering, an MBA and, soon, a JD from Washington University School of Law, Wei Zhu is clearly brilliant. But also, perhaps, a little...
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Class Acts: Designing for the social good
Days are hot in Colombo, a dense city of historic temples, sprawling markets and imposing Colonial structures. But at night, the Sri Lankan capital comes alive. “Everything cools down,” said Anu...
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STEM students who learn by example may miss key concepts
No matter how smart, well-prepared or hard-working, many college students struggle with rigorous introductory science courses because their approach to learning fails to provide a working knowledge of...
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Speakers lined up for schools’ Commencement ceremonies
More than a dozen distinguished speakers will take part in Commencement-related events for Class of 2017 graduates and their families and guests this week at Washington University in St. Louis....
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Senior Class President Reid Petty passes down his love of Washington...
Senior Class President Reid Petty (right) and the Senior Class Council present Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton with a photograph of the chancellor riding the Budweiser hitch to the site of the October 2016...
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Jackson installed as Rosenzweig Associate Professor
Joshua Jackson has been installed as the Saul and Louise Rosenzweig Associate Professor of Personality Science at Washington University in St. Louis. A ceremony and reception were held March 21 in...
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New imaging technique aims to ensure surgeons completely remove cancer
Of the quarter-million women diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the United States, about 180,000 undergo surgery to remove the cancerous tissue while preserving as much healthy breast tissue as...
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The Flight of Icarus
And having lifted himself up on his wings he flies before and he fears for his comrade. Just as a bird who has led forth a tender offspring from a high nest into the air — From “Daedalus and Icarus,”...
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A decade of lasting lessons
On the eve of Washington University in St. Louis’ 156th Commencement, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Anna Quindlen, we look back at a decade of wise words from some of America’s greatest...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Washington University Commencement is 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 19
WHAT: Washington University’s 156th Commencement. The university will award 3,245 degrees to 3,089 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The university also will bestow honorary degrees on...
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Cancer drug may help patients with severe asthma
A small clinical trial suggests that some patients with severe asthma may benefit from treatment with a targeted cancer drug. The study, conducted in part at Washington University School of Medicine in...
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Class of 2017 poised to start a new chapter
Washington University will award degrees to more than 3,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree candidates during its 156th Commencement May 19. After years of hard work studying,...
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‘Take the leap,’ Quindlen tells Class of 2017
Anna Quindlen addresses the Class of 2017. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University) Anna Quindlen admitted she barely remembered the words spoken by acclaimed anthropologist Margaret Mead at her own...
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Examining the links between minimum wage changes, employment
While the federal minimum wage rate stands at $7.25 an hour, actual pay for low wage workers varies across the country because some states and cities have adopted higher wages than the...
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Death by volcano?
Anyone concerned by the idea that people might try to combat global warming by injecting tons of sulfate aerosols into Earth’s atmosphere may want to read an article in the May 1 issue of the journal...
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Jackson receives Gloria W. White service award
Gloria White award recipient Phyllis Jackson joins Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton on the Edison Theatre stage on Staff Day May 22. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington University) Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton...
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A ring to bind them
The active component of the wonder drug penicillin and related antibiotics such as the cephalosporins is an “enchanted ring,” called the β-lactam ring. Antibiotics that include these rings are arguably...
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