Author: Jessica Daues

Fatty acids play important roles in health and disease. Scientists used to think cells just kind of passively absorbed those fatty acids, but in the early 1990s, Nada A. Abumrad, Ph.D., helped change all that. She proposed that cells must use receptor proteins to import fatty acids. At the time, it was a very controversial […]

She earned bachelor’s, master’s and a law degrees here, and she also was an adjunct professor in the School of Law.

The School of Law entered the top 20 for the first time, moving into a tie for 19th this year; the M.B.A. program in the Olin School climbed to a tie for 26th.

“We are fortunate to have an international leader as this year’s Commencement speaker,” Chancellor Wrighton said; the talk is titled “The Changing World.”

Sagartz K’s 26 in two games to lead 19th-ranked softball team On March 30, WUSTL swept a doubleheader from Westminster College. The Bears won Game 1, 8-0, in five innings, and then took the nightcap, 4-0. Junior Laurel Sagartz pitched a shutout in the opener, allowing two hits while striking out 13. In Game 2, […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 28-April 4. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Crime alert On March 28, University […]

Photo by Mary ButkusA Katsura tree in front of Danforth House on the South 40 was dedicated April 4 in honor of the late Elizabeth “Ibby” Gray Danforth.

Topics to be addressed include government benefit eligibility, guardianship/conservatorship, and financial security and funding options.

Objectives include addressing the rising costs of insurance, tuition assistance and retirement savings plans; and grandfathering all current benefits-eligible faculty and staff.

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 22-28. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. March 27 4 p.m. — A person […]