The School of Medicine has received a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the life histories of breast and pancreatic cancers. The grant, led here by Li Ding, is part of the NIH’s Human Tumor Atlas Network.
Purple rice is a whole grain with high levels of antioxidants — and high levels of genetic diversity, thanks to traditional farming practices, according to new research from Arts & Sciences.
Researchers at the School of Medicine — working with mice with sleep problems similar to those experienced by people with the disease neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) — believe the animals will help shed light on insomnia linked to NF1 or other factors.
Allegations against R. Kelly have exploded into the #MeToo era with Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly.” But the singer’s troubling behavior can be traced back decades. Arts & Sciences’ Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., who studies race, gender and popular culture, weighs in.
Applications are open for University Libraries’ Newman Exploration Travel Fund. Graduate and undergraduate students, along with Danforth Campus faculty and staff members, are invited to apply for a travel grant. Applications are due by Feb. 28.
Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, writes for The Conversation about brain tumor research finding that male and female patients respond differently to treatments for glioblastoma and what that means for future care.
Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor at the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has been named editor-in-chief of Photonics Research, which publishes fundamental and applied research progress in optics and photonics.
Six Washington University faculty members have won Emerson Excellence in Teaching awards. The awards pay tribute to area educators — from kindergarten teachers to college professors — for their achievements and dedication to the field of education.
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Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor at the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has been named editor-in-chief of Photonics Research, which publishes fundamental and applied research progress in optics and photonics.
Six Washington University faculty members have won Emerson Excellence in Teaching awards. The awards pay tribute to area educators — from kindergarten teachers to college professors — for their achievements and dedication to the field of education.