Untangling addiction’s roots

Photo by Robert BostonLaura Jean Bierut, M.D., professor of psychiatry, helps untangle the contributions of specific genes and environmental influences on alcohol and nicotine dependence disorders.

EnWeek on campus

Photo by David KilperEngineering student Justin Char (above, left) assists Zach Marine in the care of his bicycle at the Bike Maintenance Clinic Feb. 17, one of the many activities of Engineering Week Feb. 16-20.

Women’s basketball wins UAA title

The No. 11 women’s basketball team clinched the University Athletic Association (UAA) championship, picking up the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a pair of victories last weekend. Four players scored in double figures as the Bears defeated Carnegie Mellon University 78-58 Feb. 20. Senior Jaimie McFarlin led WUSTL with 16 points and […]

Investment in science

Photo by Bill StoverMissouri Sen. Claire McCaskill speaks to reporters about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s impact on Missouri in the lobby of Whitaker Hall Feb. 21.
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