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Which came first: big brains or demanding environments?
Given how proud we are of our big brains, it’s ironic that we haven’t yet figured out why we have them. One idea, called the cognitive buffer hypothesis, is that the evolution of large brains is driven...
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Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections
The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated staph infections. Such infections often occur on the skin and look like...
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Chemo-loaded nanoparticles target breast cancer that has spread to bone
Breast cancer that spreads often infiltrates bone, causing fractures and intense pain. In such cases, chemotherapy is ineffective because the environment of the bone protects the tumor, even as the...
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Creating longer-lasting fuel cells
Fuel cells could someday generate electricity for nearly any device that’s battery-powered, including automobiles, laptops and cellphones. Typically using hydrogen as fuel and air as an oxidant, fuel...
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Genetic testing helps set safe dose of common blood thinner
Warfarin is a blood thinner that is commonly prescribed to patients to prevent life-threatening blood clots. Despite its longtime use, warfarin remains tricky to dose because a person’s genetic makeup...
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Fail Better: Thi Nguyen
Thi Nguyen has a PhD in neuroscience and a rewarding career in academia — but not the one she expected. Nguyen is associate dean for graduate career and professional development at the Graduate School...
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‘Topographic Memory’
Bruce Lindsey, “Paradise Valley, MT. July 28, 2013.” Storm clouds gather above Rocky Mountain peaks, summer rains sweeping amber fields below. Skeletal trees overlook muddy flood waters, bark shining...
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Provost Thorp joins Rework America Task Force
Thorp Holden Thorp, provost at Washington University in St. Louis, is among the business, technology, labor, policy and academic leaders tapped to join the Rework America Task Force, a coalition that...
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Event to feature global risk expert
A renowned foreign policy expert will visit Washington University in St. Louis next week to discuss the current political climate in Asia. Auslin Michael R. Auslin will present the S.T. Lee Endowed...
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School of Law to accept GRE
As part of continuing efforts to expand access and opportunities for students interested in pursuing a legal education, the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law will begin accepting the...
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Celebrating 20 years of Hand Print Workshop
Horsemen charge a burning horizon. Voodoo figures peer through clouded windows. A couple drifts demurely to earth, tethered to a single parachute. Since 1997, Dennis O’Neil’s Hand Print Workshop...
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Bornstein named 2017-18 Freund Teaching Fellow
Contemporary dancers animate archival poses. A line, jackhammered into a concrete floor, is inked and printed like a copper plate. A cast-off Hollywood set is repurposed with mirrored boxes and 16mm...
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WashU Spaces: The Office of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton
Welcome to WashU Spaces, a new series that showcases the offices, laboratories, studios and living quarters of the students, staff and faculty of Washington University in St. Louis. We kick off the...
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Board of Trustees meets, hears updates on endowment, Plan for Excellence
At its Oct. 5-6 meeting, the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees heard an update on the university’s endowment, welcomed new trustees and heard a presentation by Chancellor Mark S....
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A look back: Chancellor Wrighton through the years
On Oct. 6, Mark S. Wrighton announced his intention to conclude his term as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, effective no later than July 1, 2019, after serving 22 years in the role....
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Wrighton to conclude term as Washington University chancellor
Wrighton Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, has announced his intention to conclude his term as chancellor, effective no later than July 1, 2019. Wrighton, who has...
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Imaging a killer
Huntington’s disease is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by mutations in one specific gene called huntingtin (Htt). In the 20-plus years since the Htt gene was identified,...
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Moving toward a pay-for-value model of prescription drug pricing
One of the health care issues about which seemingly all Americans agree: Prescription drug prices have skyrocketed. And they keep going higher. How do Americans get better value for their health care...
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Tate discusses ‘promising practices’ in graduate education
Washington University in St. Louis is known for its exceptional undergraduate experience. Now, William F. Tate, dean of the Graduate School, and Lori White, vice chancellor for student affairs, have...
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Alzheimer’s gene poses both risk — and benefits
Scientists drilling down to the molecular roots of Alzheimer’s disease have encountered a good news/bad news scenario. A major player is a gene called TREM2, mutations of which can substantially raise...
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