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Phyllis I. Hanson, MD, PhD, the Gerty T. Cori Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at the School of Medicine, has been named chairperson of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Membrane Biology and Protein Processing Study Section.

Question: How long are the newly planted Chinkapin oak trees along historic Oak Allee, the path connecting Brookings Quadrangle to Graham Chapel, expected to live?

Striking racial divides in the 2016 election serve as a reminder that racially charged narratives still have a powerful hold on the American mindset. If the left is to compete in future elections, it must learn to tell competing narratives that build coalitions around racial justice, says political scholar Clarissa Hayward.

If a Trump administration follows his campaign rhetoric and advisers, then his most immediate and far-reaching environmental target will be domestic and international efforts to address climate change. Maxine Lipeles, director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at the Washington University School of Law, offers her thoughts on Trump’s expected policies toward the environment.

The next universitywide blood drive will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate. Visit the Gephardt Institute site to sign up and for more details.

Students from Washington University in St. Louis get down at  the 2015 Dance Marathon, a fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals of St. Louis. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University) What: Dance Marathon, a benefit for the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals When: Noon to midnight Saturday, Nov. 12 Where: Danforth University Center (The DUC), Washington University […]

Sophia Hayes, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, served on a committee that prepared a report and launched a website about the shortage of liquid helium and how both the government and scientific researchers can respond.

It’s time to sign up for, or make changes to, your university health insurance coverage. Open enrollment runs through Nov. 28. Health and dental plan details are available online, along with comparison tools.

Question: Since 2009, when the university became the first in the nation to ban the sale of plastic single-use water bottles, how have sales of bottled beverages changed at Washington University?

The Washington University Student Veterans Association will host a panel of combat veterans at the largest public Veterans Day event in recent campus history. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will deliver the keynote address.