Interfaculty initiative
Photo by Mary ButkusThe class “American Indian Societies, Cultures and Values” is part of the Interfaculty Initiative on American Indian Affairs & features faculty from numerous areas.
NCAA women’s hoops regional at WUSTL starts today
The WUSTL Bears will make their 17th straight NCAA Tournament appearance when they tip off against Manchester College at 7 p.m. at the Field House.
Study to determine if asthma drugs can reduce need for steroids in kids
The 30-week trial is called MARS and is part of a national study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Major gift from Preston Green to support the School of Engineering & Applied Science
At a tribute dinner on Feb. 27, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced an $8 million commitment from the late Preston Green to support the School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) and its Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering.
Commitment to cultural diversity reaffirmed
In this memo to the Washington University community, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton reaffirms the University’s commitment to equal opportunity and cultural diversity.
Many adults in the dark about aging parents
Brian Carpenter has found adult children to be so clueless about parental wishes that a random stranger might be as likely as they to guess accurately.
Of note
Robert Henke, Ph.D.,
Michael Sherberg, Ph.D.,
Lori Watt, Ph.D.,
Erik Clayton,
Diego Giraldo,
and more…
Saudi health-care execs study management
Photo by Robert BostonParticipants in the School of Medicine’s Executive master in health administration program play the “Red Bead Game.”The two-year executive master in health administration program was created specifically for 18 participants from the Riyadh-based King Fahad Medical City.
Rhesus genome sequencing to help scientists in research
Researchers at the Genome Sequencing Center at the School of Medicine were major contributors to the monkey’s genome, made publicly available this month.
What do you know, and why do you know it?
What you know, but don’t know you know, affects you more than you know, suggests Larry Jacoby, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences. “Memory plays a very powerful role in how we see and interpret the world, even in situations where we are completely unaware of the events that gave rise to these […]
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