Unique Transnational Law Program to debut in fall 2008
Washington University School of Law is launching a Transnational Law Program, a first-of-its-kind offering for students in both the United States and Europe. This program expands upon the law school’s ongoing partnership with Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections invade bladder cells
School of Medicine scientists have found that some of the bacteria that plague women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) are entrenched inside human bladder cells.
Happy New Year
Photo by Kevin LowderLei Ma performs an energetic Kongfu routine as part of the Chinese New Year Celebration at Edison Theatre Feb. 12. The event was sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association.
Relay For Life to raise money for cancer research
The annual WUSTL Relay For Life, the number one collegiate relay event in the country, will be held at Bushyhead Track March 1-2.
Chemical chaperone could open door to treatment of neurological disorder
An unexpected finding turned out to be a clue leading School of Medicine researchers to propose a new treatment approach for Niemann-Pick disease, a rare, deadly neurodegenerative disorder. To overcome the genetic defect in Niemann-Pick disease, the researchers suggest that chemical compounds could potentially “chaperone” mutant protein molecules through the cell’s quality control machinery. And […]
Outreach program offers free health assessments to older adults
Medical professionals from Washington University and Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College are helping older adults in underserved areas of St. Louis identify and address wide-ranging health problems — from osteoporosis and frailty to impaired physical function and depression. Consuelo Wilkins The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation is funding the program, called the Collaborative Assessments to […]
WUSTL to expand financial aid for low-income families
WUSTL has announced that it will eliminate need-based loans as part of its undergraduate financial aid awards to students from low- and middle-income families.
Thurston, professor emeritus of English, 93
Jarvis Thurston, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English and former chair of Washington University’s Department of English in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 4 of heart disease at his home in University City. He was 93.
Rankings of WUSTL by Independent Organizations
Undergraduate Rankings by Media • Graduate Rankings by Media • Rankings Home Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index) Newly published in January 2007, the Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index measures specific data regarding faculty scholarly output, including publications and citations. Altogether, 27 academic areas at Washington Univeristy rank in the top-10 categories. […]
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In recent years, rankings of colleges and universities have proliferated, particularly rankings issued by news media. Undergraduate rankings focus on the four undergraduate schools of the University, while graduate and professional rankings can include all seven schools. The relatively small number of rankings by academic organizations focus primarily on graduate and professional education. This compendium […]
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