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When asked what he enjoys about his job, Renal Division Director Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., doesn’t hesitate. “The opportunity to be creative in a scientific sense and in an administrative sense,” he says. “Absolutely, that’s it.” Lynn Wesselmann, administrative assistant for the Renal Division, has worked with Hammerman for nearly a quarter of a century, […]

The men’s basketball team had a huge weekend and are now right in the thick of the University Athletic Association race. On Feb. 8, the men defeated the University of Rochester, 69-64, at the Field House. The Yellowjackets came into the game ranked No. 1 in the country, but strong bench play helped the Bears […]

Four distinguished St. Louis composers, all affiliated with the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will be honored with a concert of their works at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 in Edison Theatre. The Washington University Composers’ Chamber Music Concert will feature music of Harold Blumenfeld, John MacIvor Perkins and Robert Wykes — all professors […]

Photo by Mary ButkusUniversity administrators met with students for a Tuition and Financial Aid Forum Feb. 16 in Wohl Student Center.

“To our knowledge, this is the first probe of its kind that allows us to actually see in a living system where, when and how proteins are activated,” first author says.

Led by Genome Sequencing Center Director Richard Wilson, researchers have assembled the genome of the Red Jungle Fowl.

Photo by Mary ButkusPeter J. Wiedenbeck was installed as the Joseph H. Zumbalen Professor of the Law of Property Feb. 27 in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

A professor of English and of Religious Studies for nearly 40 years, his class “Bible as Literature” was popular with students.

Oltmanns, the inaugural holder of the professorship, is a leading researcher on the cognitive and emotional factors behind personality disorders.

The American Chemical Society has officially recognized Carl and Gerty Cori, the School of Medicine faculty members who shared a Nobel Prize in 1947.