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The William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Sophomore Teddy Mekonnen (right) speaks with Jennifer Ashbury of the pharmacy company Express Scripts during the Spring 2009 Job & Internship Career Fair in the Field House of the Athletic Complex Jan. 30.

Photo by Robert BostonThe annual Student, Faculty and Staff Art Show in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Atrium is on display until Feb. 12.

Is it possible to tease apart a complex genetic trait to reveal the precise genetic variations that have combined to produce it? Yes, School of Medicine researchers report.

School of Medicine researchers report a type of imaging allowed them to estimate the chronic effects of inflammation of the optic nerve in MS patients.

A strict regimen of brushing the teeth of patients in the intensive-care unit on breathing machines reduced the rate of pneumonia, a new study finds.

A local program designed to increase awareness about sickle cell disease in the African-American faith community led to a huge increase in first-time blood donations.

Richard M. Torack, M.D., a pioneering researcher in dementia, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. He was 81.

In January, 18 School of Medicine faculty were presented with Distinguished Faculty Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in clinical care, community service, research and teaching.

From Jan. 30 through Feb. 2, the official flag of Finland will fly with the U.S. flag on top of Brookings Hall, Washington University’s signature building on the Danforth Campus. This is in recognition of the opening of “Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future” and “On the Riverfront: St. Louis and the Gateway Arch,” exhibitions celebrating the work of the late Finnish architect, Eero Saarinen, who designed the St. Louis Gateway Arch.