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Victoria L. May, Science Outreach director since 1998, has been appointed assistant dean of Arts & Sciences.

David K. Levine, Ph.D., has been named the inaugural holder of the John H. Biggs Distinguished Professorship in Economics in Arts & Sciences.

A molecular factor involved in maintaining the heart’s energy supply could become a key to new approaches to prevent or treat heart failure, School of Medicine researchers have found.

Anita L. Minor tells of her gift of a child with Down Syndrome in a recently released book.

Project ARK has received a $6.7 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Rosalind Kornfeld, a pioneer among women in science, died Friday, Aug. 10, after a long illness. She was 72.

The annual Freshman Reading Program, focused this year on Alan Lightman’s book “Einstein’s Dreams,” is designed to reach freshmen before they arrive on campus to help them focus on skills they will continue to cultivate throughout the year and their entire college careers. It also encourages interaction with members of the WUSTL faculty in informal discussions outside the classroom setting.

Photo by David KilperAbout 20 area science teachers were on the Danforth Campus July 18-19 to study alternative energy and laboratory science experiments that they will take back to their classes in the fall. The teachers participated in the Biofuels: Hot Topics program, sponsored by Washington University Science Outreach with funding from the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

School of Medicine scientists have identified the first gene for itching, which could rapidly lead to new treatments and relief for chronic and severe itching.

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