Young lovers walking down the aisle may dream of long and healthy lives together. But close friends in the wedding party may have a better sense of whether those wishes will come true, new Arts & Sciences research on personality and longevity suggests.

​Conducted by the Association of American Universities, the Sexual Assault Climate Survey will collect data from 800,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students across the nation. The survey is anonymous and will take most students 20 minutes to complete. ​

More than 100 cancer patients have received an innovative form of radiation therapy at the S. Lee Kling Center for Proton Therapy in the center’s first year of operation. The treatments are provided at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine.

​A dance may begin with a thought or gesture, but making art requires more than mere inspiration. Today and tomorrow, Jan. 24, Doug Varone and Dancers, one of today’s most celebrated companies, will visit Edison Theatre for a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.

Washington University employees donated more than $778,000 to the 2014 United Way of Greater St. Louis workplace campaign, surpassing the goal by $68,000. The money will support 170 local agencies that address education, health, hunger, poverty, unemployment and other issues.