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India West Five Indian-origin students named Rhodes Scholars 12/02/2010 Five promising young Americans of Indian descent have been selected for the highly competitive Rhodes Scholarships, it was announced Nov. 20. A total of 32 American college students have been chosen this year. Renugan Raidoo of the University of Iowa, Aakash K. Shah of Harvard Medical […]

Washington University has been named as one of the top producers of Fulbright Scholarships in the nation. Thirteen WUSTL students and eight faculty members were selected as Fulbright grantees for the 2010-2011 academic year. WUSTL was one of only 11 institutions ranked by the Chronicle of Higher Education as a top producer of both Fulbright students and Fulbright faculty.

Inc. How to run a brainstorming session 11/30/2010 Keith Sawyer, a professor of psychology and education at Washington University in St. Louis, calls it “group genius,” or the idea that innovation requires cross-pollination from seemingly unrelated fields. In his book, he stresses that people in the group must have enough in common to share the […]

The Washington University Club program offered New York alumni and friends the opportunity to learn from WUSTL’s leading ancient Egyptian scholar, Professor Sarantis Symeonoglou.

Reuters.com Shoulder surgery can curtail an NFL career 11/30/2010A problem shoulder might shorten the career of college athletes who are talented enough to get drafted by a professional football team, according to a new study. The study focused on college players drafted into National Football League (NFL) teams. By the time they were drafted, all […]

Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather.

Students enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with friends Nov. 25 in College Hall in the new South 40 House on the Danforth Campus. From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thanksgiving day, WUSTL Dining Services offered a meal featuring turkey, stuffing, cornbread, sweet potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie and more.

Technology Review Computers get help from the human brain 11/30/2010 Tapping into the processing power of the human brain could help computers with some tasks. Most brain-computer interface research is focused on harnessing conscious processes, says Eric Leuthardt, director of the Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology at Washington University School of Medicine. “Reading […]

Caitlin Hearns (left) and Danielle Masuda (center) of the Office of Residential Life talk with Tasha Kay Warren of Alumni & Development during a symposium to discuss mentoring for traditionally underrepresented women of color in higher education Nov. 19 at College Hall.

WHO: Bob Costas, 19-time Emmy Award winner, primetime host of NBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games and NBC’s Football Night in America studio show. Bill James, baseball writer, historian and senior adviser on baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox. Joe Posnanski, senior writer for Sports Illustrated and former sports columnist for The Kansas City […]