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School of Medicine research has opened the possibility that physicians may be able to use established drugs to treat brain tumors.

William F. Stenson, M.D., has been named the Dr. Nicholas V. Costrini Professor of Gastroenterology & Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the School of Medicine.

Andrey Shaw, M.D., the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology, has been named an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

The west end of the lower level of Snow Way parking garage on the Danforth Campus will be closed from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 27.

Kenneth J. Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Engineering, is taking a grant from the National Science Foundation and helping his department transform the way undergraduates are taught.

In its first performance in St. Louis, the American Indian Repertory Theatre (AIRT) will present “Weaving the Rain,” an award winning play by Dianne Yeahquo Reyner. The play is being hosted by Washington University’s Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies.

Six WUSTL undergraduate students spent the past summer in the village of Andhra Pradesh, India, teaching English to high school students and conducting research projects. The trip, led by Glenn Stone, Ph.D., professor of anthropology and of environmental studies, both in Arts & Sciences, was the first for a WUSTL group. Stone has spent years […]

Tuesday, Oct. 23 • Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series — “The Military Readiness Enhancement Act: Replacing the Military’s Gay Ban with a Policy of Non-Discrimination” Thursday, Oct. 25 • History Colloquium — “Why Were the Templars Arrested in 1307?” • The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series — poet and author Susan Wheeler Thursday, Nov. 1 • Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion — “The Certain Uncertainties of Truth”

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Peter Humphrey, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the Ladenson Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology. Larry Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, made the announcement. “Peter has a long history of service to the University and is a recognized leader in efforts […]