Author: Neil Schoenherr

Twenty-eight-day-old *Physcomitrella* gametophyte showing the leafy gametophores in the center and the protonemal filaments radiating outward.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. Just as the sequencing of animal genomes has helped scientists understand human genomic history, the sequencing of plant genomes will shed light on the evolution of the plant kingdom, according to Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and the corresponding author of the paper.

For college students, the winter break can be a welcome time off. Classes are over, finals are finished and it’s a time to spend with family and friends. But, says a practicing psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis, the break between semesters can also be a very stressful time for students.

Danforth Campus Transportation Services and the Washington University Police Department will offer extended escort service during reading and finals week to accommodate students who stay late on campus to study. For more information about parking and transportation services during the holiday break, click here.

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Robert BostonThirty-seven second-, third- and fourth-year medical students were recognized with awards at the Student Awards luncheon Nov. 28.

Montreal’s acclaimed DynamO Théâtre will launch Edison Theatre’s popular ovations! for young people series with “me me me,” a whirling mix of gymnastics, theater, juggling and mime that tackles perhaps the toughest of all political arenas: grade school. The special one-day-only performance begins at 11 a.m. Jan. 12 in Edison Theatre. Written by the playwright […]

Photo by David KilperJohn S. Rigden, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, reviews the recently hung Eads Hall display recognizing physicist Arthur Holly Compton, Ph.D., the University’s first faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize (1927), and his groundbreaking research.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts has announced the recipients of its first annual Faculty Creative Activity Research Grants. Five faculty members from the College of Art and the College of Architecture will each receive $5,000 to support a variety of projects, from publications and video documentary to large-scale public sculpture.

Student Health Services, in conjunction with Parking and Transportation Services, has announced the introduction of a new, printable temporary parking pass available online for students to use during their visits. Students can print a pass from the health service student portal available at shs.wustl.edu. The pass is good for 15 minutes before and after the […]