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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.

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 […]

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 […]

The Associated General Contractors of St. Louis honored 13 area contractors with awards for area construction projects. The BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine and the South 40 Redevelopment Phase I on the Danforth Campus were among projects honored this year.

Wall Street Journal / Careers Employers still uncertain on hiring new graduates 11/29/2010 College graduates might find a better job market this academic year, but many employers are still uncertain if they will hire at all. The big financial-services companies and consulting firms in particular have recruited students more aggressively than in the past couple […]

The Telegraph (UK) The July 7 bombings and heritability: carrying trauma to the next generation 11/23/2010 A growing body of research now suggests that traumatic events can affect the genes, and lives, of children as yet unborn. Research by Professor Eric Richards at Washington University in St Louis shows that the way rats are nurtured […]

Washington University employees with an interest in strengthening leadership skills, knowledge of the university and higher education in general, and appreciation for inclusion have a new PLAN of action. Danforth Campus staff members are invited to apply for the Professional Leadership Academy & Network, a yearlong professional development program intended to cultivate future leaders.