Court of Appeals session at law school Feb. 13

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a special session from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the School of Law’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The public is invited to hear three appeals cases related to three topics: misconduct during the discovery process, wrongful death and First Amendment retaliation. The […]

WUSTL helps critique national fire safety video

Washington University was one of 60 universities invited to participate in a People’s Burn Foundation (PBF) pilot study on a PBF-produced fire safety video. The Department of Environmental Health and Safety coordinated the project with the PBF. The video, titled “To Hell and Back III: The College Years,” aims to educate college and university students […]

Government service careers promoted by ‘Call to Serve’ grant

The University has received one of five $3,000 Call to Serve grants from the Partnership for Public Service to promote working in government service. “This grant will help students understand that working for the federal government is not only an exciting career path, but also a valuable way to make a difference in the future […]

1,000 human genomes to be sequenced

The School of Medicine will play a leading role in an international collaboration to sequence the genomes of 1,000 individuals by participating in the ambitious 1,000 Genomes Project, designed to create the most detailed picture to date of human genetic variation and assist in the identification of many genetic factors underlying common diseases.

Awareness of Alzheimer’s onset lags with less schooling

A review of epidemiological data has found evidence that people who spend fewer years in school may experience a slight but statistically significant delay in the realization that they’re having cognitive problems that could be Alzheimer’s disease. School of Medicine scientists at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) reviewed data on 1,449 Alzheimer’s patients from […]
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