Month: July 2019

A study of the genetics of the people of Finland, conducted in part by researchers at the School of Medicine, has revealed new clues to common diseases.

Kimberly Parker, assistant professor of energy, environmental  and chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, received $110,000 from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for her proposal “Behavior of Enzymes at the Interfaces of Minerals and Non-Aqueous Liquids.” A primary scientific goal of Parker’s research group is to understand the behavior of biomacromolecules […]

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that Enhanced Medical Rehabilitation, a type of goal-oriented therapy, helps older patients recover more fully than standard physical or occupational therapy. It involves focusing on specific goals important to individual patients and motivating patients to work toward those goals during every therapy session.

Philip Skemer, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, received a $167,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative research project titled “Theoretical and experimental investigation of grain damage and the formation of plate boundaries.”

During the July 30 Democratic presidential debate, candidate Pete Buttigieg renewed his calls to “depoliticize the Supreme Court with structural reform.” Buttigieg has endorsed a Supreme Court reform proposal offered by Daniel Epps, associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.

Researchers from Arts & Sciences have solved the X-ray crystal structure of the enzyme that makes obafluorin — a broad spectrum antibiotic agent made by a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria. This new class of antibiotics might provide a powerful antidote to the growing scourge of antibiotic resistance.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the health and well-being of its students, faculty and staff, both on campus and wherever in the world they might be working, studying or engaged in research. That’s why the university is launching a new travel support feature Aug. 1.

The people of Missouri deserve and should demand immediate change. Change of leadership. Change of plan. And change in attitude.

Going abroad for a semester or the summer is a great opportunity, but the perfect internship isn’t always found halfway around the globe. Sometimes, the perfect internship is right down the street. Here are three Washington University undergraduates who have found experience and opportunity right here in St. Louis.