Support needed for women, underrepresented minorities to pursue biomedical research careers
A new School of Medicine study shows who M.D./Ph.D. students are and which students we need to support in these programs.
Health-care conference Oct. 16
What does the future hold for health care in Missouri and across the country? Leading health-care experts from the Brookings Institution, WUSTL and the state of Missouri will explore this issue during a free conference at 8 a.m. Oct. 16 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center Auditorium at the School of Medicine. The conference, […]
A civic duty
Photo by Robert BostonOccupational Therapy students get assistance in registering to vote at the University-wide voter registration drive Sept. 18.
Old, new therapies combine to tackle atherosclerosis
Futuristic nanotechnology has been teamed with a decades-old drug to beat atherosclerotic plaques in new School of Medicine research.
Racial disparities decline for cancer incidence, death in Missouri
New research shows that in Missouri the disparity in cancer incidence and death between African-Americans and whites is declining.
Polling is never this much fun: Political cookies predict election
Photo by David KilperIn a lighthearted experiment to see if cookie sales can predict the winner of the upcoming presidential election, WUSTL Dining Services is selling donkey- and elephant-shaped sugar cookies for $1.25 each.
Pooja Agarwal
Agarwal “I understand why the economy and foreign affairs are the lead topics, but I would like to hear more about what each candidate would fund or cut in education.” “I was at Washington University for the 2004 debate but missed the opportunity to volunteer,” says Pooja K. Agarwal, a graduate student majoring in experimental and cognitive psychology. “The excitement on campus had an impact on my interest in the campaign. Last time I watched, but this time I really wanted to be involved.” Hometown: Carbondale, IL/Chesterfield, MO
Preparing the debate hall
View photographs of the Athletic Complex being tranformed into the site of the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate.
Palin’s appeal rooted in Alaskan culture
DarnellPart of the mystery of Sarah Palin is part of her appeal to Republican “outsider” voters who admire her qualities of independence and against-the grain political orthodoxy, says Alfred Darnell, Ph.D., visiting lecturer in political science.
Obama, McCain economic advisors to debate, Oct 2
Two of the presidential candidates’ top economic advisors, Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the John McCain camp and Austan Dean Goolsbee of the Barack Obama camp, will square off in St. Louis for a spirited debate on the candidates’ economic platforms beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 2, the day of the vice presidential debate on the nearby campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
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