The same viruses that make us sick can take up residence in and on the human body without provoking a sneeze, cough or other troublesome symptom, according to new research at the School of Medicine.

Michael S. Kinch, PhD, joins the university as associate vice chancellor and director of the new Center for Research Innovation in Business. Provost H. Holden Thorp, PhD, made the announcement. Kinch had been managing director of the Yale Center for Molecular Discovery.

​A new study by researchers from Washington University and the Kauffman Foundation explores how entrepreneurial hubs emerge and succeed when they are surrounded by favorable support systems. The paper is based on a case study of the St. Louis region, which has seen a recent, substantial transformation of its local entrepreneurship ecosystem.

​Felicia Ausbury, senior associate director in Alumni Relations at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at her home in St. Charles, Mo., after battling cancer for more than a year. She was 42.

Noon Wednesday, Sept. 17

Brain tumors update

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6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17

Constitution panel discussion

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6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17

‘Evolutionary Publication’

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A bright future

Linguist M.J. Warsi, PhD, writes in Education Times that South Asia is becoming an increasingly important region to study and understand.

STL To Do: Shakespeare in the Streets

Playwright-in-residence Carter Lewis recommends “Good In Everything,” the new Shakespeare in the Streets adaptation of “As You Like It.” Performances start tomorrow in Clayton.

WUSTL institute offers grants for cancer research

The Integrating Communication Within the Cancer Environment Institute is accepting applications for pilot research projects. Proposals are due Dec. 19.