For Americans, the likelihood of experiencing relative poverty at least once in their lifetimes is surprisingly high, finds a new study from noted poverty expert Mark Rank, PhD, of the Brown School. Rank’s latest study indicates that between ages 25 and 60, nearly 62 percent of the American population will experience a year below the 20th percentile of the income distribution.

A team of researchers, including neuroscientists from the School of Medicine, has developed a wireless device the width of a human hair that can be implanted in the brain and activated by remote control to deliver drugs to brain cells. The technology, demonstrated in mice, one day may be used to treat pain, depression, epilepsy and other disorders.

​​The Skandalaris Center announced the finalists for the second Global Impact Award. The award, given with the support of Suren G. Dutia (BS ’63, AB, MS ’67) and his wife, Jas K. Grewal, honors the vision and passion of Washington University students, postdoctoral researchers and young alumni who create ventures with global impact.

Studying mice, scientists at the School of Medicine have identified two signaling molecules that are required for the proper development of a part of the inner ear called the cochlea. The study contributes to the understanding of inner-ear development, a first step toward the goal of being able to recover lost hearing.