Lagieski looks to punch ticket to Rio
Michael Lagieski, a senior in the School of Engineering & Applied Science and a member of the Washington University swim team, will attempt to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Swim Team in the 100-meter breaststroke June 26 in Omaha, Neb.
Beauty queen: Alexis Wolfer talks ups and downs of starting “The Beauty Bean”
Long before People StyleWatch named her “The DIY Beauty Queen,” Alexis Wolfer had the DIY mentality as she set out to create “The Beauty Bean,” an online women’s magazine that would change the way women talk about beauty, health and wellness. After receiving her bachelor of arts in women’s studies and psychology from Washington University in St. […]
$4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatments
The School of Medicine has received a $4.3 million award from the Alzheimer’s Association to expand a major international clinical trial evaluating whether drugs can prevent Alzheimer’s disease in patients genetically predisposed to develop the devastating disease at a young age.
Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions, tenure
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting May 6, several faculty members were appointed with tenure, granted tenure or promoted with tenure, with most changes taking effect July 1.
Marriage not a protective mechanism among low-income urban women
Marriage may not be the protective mechanism it was thought to be when it comes to poverty and child well-being among low-income urban young women, particularly those who have experienced trauma, finds a new Brown School study.
Who Knew WashU? 6.14.16
Question: Which university building is named after a St. Louis heiress whose daughter married Robert Brookings?
The View From Here 6.21.16
Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.
Psychiatric help for families prevents continuing child abuse, neglect
Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that a program aimed at helping abused and neglected children and their families is improving outcomes for kids and providing children with stable home environments as their cases move through the courts.
Controlling light: New protection for photosynthetic organisms
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a previously unknown strategy photosynthetic organisms use to protect themselves from the dangers of excessive light, providing further insight into photosynthesis and opening up new avenues for engineering this process, which underlies the global food chain.
Washington People: Gregory Zipfel
Neurosurgeon Gregory Zipfel, MD, of the School of Medicine, has dedicated his career to treating diseases of the brain and nervous system, particularly abnormalities of the blood vessels leading to and inside the brain. His goal is to make neurosurgeries smaller, less invasive and all-around easier on patients.
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