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Applications are due Oct. 30 for awards from the University’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.

Photo by Tim ParkerThe School of Medicine’s Class of 2013 enjoyed a welcoming party at the City Museum hosted by Dean Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.

Jazz at Holmes will open its fall series of free Thursday night jazz concerts Sept. 10 with an outdoor jazz tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.

Violinist Erin Schreiber, assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, will join pianist Martin Kennedy, Ph.D., assistant professor of composition and theory in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, for a free concert Thursday, Sept. 3. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Formal Lounge of the Danforth University Center. […]

Share Our Stuff, the drive to reduce waste and share with people in need goods typically thrown away during campus and off-campus move-out, was an effective way for WUSTL students to help the St. Louis community while being environmentally conscious, said Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for sustainability. “Overall, a tremendous amount of clothing, food, […]

Sarah Jane Forman, J.D., has been named the School of Law’s first Clinical Faculty Fellow. “Sarah Jane is a great addition to the clinical program and the larger law school,” said Annette R. Appell, J.D., associate dean of clinical affairs and professor of law. “Her experience in criminal and juvenile defense and her interest in […]

The Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives (CCDI) is accepting grant applications for initiatives that improve the campus environment for women and members of underrepresented minority groups who are on faculty or staff at WUSTL. The Diversity and Inclusion Grants support proposals from faculty or administrative leaders for programs that promote diversity and inclusion at the […]

Washington University in St. Louis’ newly renovated Corner Building on Skinker and Delmar boulevards opened Aug. 14. The building is located on the eastern side of the Loop area in the City of St. Louis and contains apartments and spaces for retail shops.

Learning the language of cellular signaling: Mitsuru Morimoto, PhD, Shadmehr Demehri, PhD, and Raphael Kopan, PhD.Why do children with eczema so often get asthma? Experts in cellular signaling discovered how skin cells in danger might sound a body-wide alert. But lung cells in turn make an unfortunate response.

Photo by Whitney CurtisEmily Cornwall (center) and classmates Danielle Green (left) and Tonya Dean participate in a team-building activity during one of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s orientation activities.