Some brain tumors are notoriously difficult to treat. Brain tumor stem cells can resist treatment and regrow tumors. But School of Medicine researchers, led by Albert Kim, MD, PhD, have identified a vulnerability in these cells that could lead to a new approach in battling such tumors.

Lecture-based learning can be challenging for students who have difficulty building mental models for the organization of new information. But providing them with diagrams and other supporting material in advance of the lecture can help them overcome these hurdles, suggests new psychology research from Arts & Sciences.

Scientists have been itching to go to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, for a long time because it’s thought to have a global ocean that may be hospitable to life beneath an outer shell of ice. NASA selected nine instruments to fly on a mission to Europa. Arts & Sciences’ William McKinnon, PhD, who is on the science team for two of the instruments, discusses the mission.

Nine WashU alumni have been selected to conduct research or teach English as Fulbright students this year. The Fulbright Program recognizes talented students who are committed to promoting global collaboration and understanding through research and teaching.

The Affordable Care Act has great potential to improve health and health care for people with diabetes, finds a new study led by Derek Brown, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School. The study was published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease.