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Of note Joseph Batchelor, PhD, of the Department of Molecular Microbiology; Drew Etheridge, PhD, of the Department of Molecular Microbiology; Andrew Kau, MD, PhD, of the Department of Pathology & Immunology; Michael Mahowald, MD, PhD, of the Department of Genetics; and Eric Tomko, PhD, of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; have been named […]

At its fall meeting Oct. 1, the Board of Trustees heard presentations by the dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science and two engineering professors about the new Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Hall, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

The Daily Telegraph Sleepless birth risks — Mums’ blood pressure up 10/02/2010 Newly pregnant women who get less than five hours sleep a night are more likely to suffer from problems, research shows. Lack of sleep puts them at 10 times higher risk of pre-eclampsia, which causes high blood pressure, leading to organ damage and […]

The Washington University in St. Louis Department of Athletics launched its new website Friday, Oct. 1. The website address will remain the same as the old site, bearsports.wustl.edu.

The National Research Council has issued ratings of 5,000 academic areas for doctoral programs at more than 200 national research universities. The data identify a number of outstanding WUSTL doctoral programs.

Washington University in St. Louis has released its plan to reduce energy use on its campuses. The plan — developed by the university’s Energy Reduction Committee — details the university’s past energy-reduction achievements, its aspirations for energy reduction as outlined in the Strategic Plan for Environmentally Sustainable Operations, and specific recommendations on how the university plans to achieve those aspirations.

The Wall Street Journal Online Olin School vaults to No. 2 in Wall Street Journal’s 2010 rankings of executive MBA programs 09/29/2010 The journey of the typical E.M.B.A. student has grown more complicated since The Wall Street Journal’s first ranking of executive M.B.A. programs in 2008. Consideration for students’ needs on the career front helped […]

WUSTL will test its outdoor warning sirens on the Danforth Campus at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4, in conjunction with St. Louis County’s monthly siren test.

WHO: Washington University’s Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; David W. Kemper, vice chair of the Washington University Board of Trustees; Ralph S. Quatrano, PhD, dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; Melissa Holtmeyer, doctoral candidate, Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering and student representative to the Board of Trustees; and Stephen F. Brauer, […]

GenomeWeb At CSHL Conference, Researchers Cite First Examples of Clinical Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing 09/29/2010 As the cost of human whole-genome sequencing is plummeting, researchers are beginning to explore its usefulness in the clinic. Earlier this month, several groups presented some of the first examples of how whole-genome sequencing is helping doctors select a therapy […]