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A diagnostic interview tool and with DNA samples from family members help researchers hunt for genes that can contribute to autism. More medical news

The School of Engineering & Applied Science is a sponsor of the world’s premier software engineering annual forum May 15-21.

In its Clinical and Translational Research Program, the Siteman Cancer Center runs about 350 clinical trials simultaneously, gathering health information from hundreds of patients. To set up each study and analyze the resulting data requires expertise in biostatistics. This keeps J. Philip Miller, the biostatistics core director at Siteman, very busy. He and his staff […]

Softball team heads to NCAAs again The top-ranked softball team (45-1) will make its fourth straight at-large appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, as announced May 9 by the NCAA Softball Committee. The Bears will play in a six-team Midwest Regional today through May 16 at Coe College. Other teams are St. Mary’s University […]

Genes respond to chemo drugOncologists aren’t sure exactly why patients with the same cancer often respond very differently to the same treatment, but a growing body of evidence suggests the answer lies somewhere in the genes. Now researchers at the School of Medicine have become the first to profile the activity of whole sets of genes involved in processing chemotherapeutic drugs.

As our brains mature, the red regions are used more frequently, and the blue areas are used less.Children activate different and more regions of their brains than adults when they perform word tasks, according to investigators at the School of Medicine. Reporting in the journal Cerebral Cortex, the researchers say those changes in regional brain activity from childhood to adulthood may reflect the more efficient use of our brains as we mature.

Washington University will bestow honorary degrees on five notable people during its 144th Commencement on May 20. The university will also bestow academic degrees on more than 2,300 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle. Richard A. Gephardt, former U.S. House minority and majority leader, will deliver the Commencement address.

Photo by Mary ButkusBarton H. Hamilton was recently installed as the inaugural Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship.

Photo by Mary ButkusAwards for Outstanding TRIO Students of the Year and the Outstanding TRIO Achiever were presented in an April 27 ceremony.

The award was given for their outstanding academic performances and diversity of courses taken at the University.