Author: Ken Duenke

Photo by Joe AngelesTransforming the Athletic Complex into a television studio and media center took dedication, teamwork and a tradition of doing it right.

It takes a tremendous, behind-the-scenes effort of staff and faculty to pull off a successful debate.

What’s it like to meet the candidates? Past Student Union presidents reflect on their experiences in previous debates.

Eager debate watchers started lining up outside the 560 Music Center in University City before the doors opened at debate night for WUSTL’s first-ever off-campus, public viewing event.

Photo by Dan DonovanThe only vice presidential debate of 2008 met faculty experts’ expectations, but not their hopes that it would be more than a bumper sticker event.

Scientists report in this week’s Nature that they have linked the health of specialized gut immune cells to a gene associated with Crohn’s disease, an often debilitating and increasingly prevalent inflammatory bowel disorder. The link to immune cells intrigued researchers at the School of Medicine because they and others believe Crohn’s disease is caused by misdirected immune responses in the intestine that damage gut tissue.

Go inside the debate hall for what you didn’t see on television.

Jay Swoboda believes that building “green” homes is not only the right thing to do, it is sound business practice. Swoboda, a 2002 graduate in Arts & Sciences, is an entrepreneur who is showing the St. Louis community a burgeoning market for green, modern, precision-built homes in urban neighborhoods. Swoboda will talk about his experiences […]

Photo by Joe AngelesHarry and Susan Seigle address the crowd at the dedication of Harry and Susan Seigle Hall Sept. 25 on the Danforth Campus.

Daniel Levitin visits the WUSTL campus at 11 a.m. October 8 in Graham Chapel for the the Assembly Series.