Author: Neil Schoenherr

Photo by David KilperLiz Peterson keeps teachers and classrooms on the cutting edge of technology

Courtesy PhotoIrish contemporary dance company CoisCéim (pronounced Kush Came) will make its St. Louis debut with the acclaimed “Knots” as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 and March 1.

Washington University School of Law is launching a Transnational Law Program, a first-of-its-kind offering for students in both the United States and Europe. This program expands upon the law school’s ongoing partnership with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Upon completion, the U.S. graduates will earn a J.D. from WUSTL School of Law and an LL.M. from Utrecht School of Law.

School of Medicine scientists have found that some of the bacteria that plague women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) are entrenched inside human bladder cells. The finding confirms a controversial revision of scientists’ model of how bacteria cause UTIs.

One of the most common human parasites, Toxoplasma gondii, uses a hormone lifted from the plant world to decide when to increase its numbers and when to remain dormant, School of Medicine researchers have found. The scientists report in Nature that they successfully blocked production of the molecule, known as abscisic acid (ABA), with a […]

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Washington University has been named to the 2007 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs.

The complete collection of genes — the genome — of a moss has been sequenced, providing scientists an important evolutionary link between single-celled algae and flowering plants.

Photo by Kevin LowderLei Ma performs an energetic Kongfu routine as part of the Chinese New Year Celebration at Edison Theatre Feb. 12. The event was sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association.

The annual WUSTL Relay For Life, the number one collegiate relay event in the country, will be held at Bushyhead Track March 1-2.