Newsroom Stories

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.The annual Parent & Family Weekend, which begins Friday, Oct. 23, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 25, will provide many opportunities for parents and siblings to spend time on campus with their WUSTL students.

The elective International Experience in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering allows WUSTL undergraduates the opportunity to study energy science at a top university in another country.

A new mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis closely resembles the paralyzing disorder in humans, School of Medicine researchers report.

The Washington University Medical Center is looking brighter thanks to new light fixtures installed on sidewalks throughout the campus.

Medical school employees can test their fitness and learn about smoking cessation at the Health Happening wellness fair Oct. 28.

The Genome Center’s new data facility has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The annual Dean’s Update to the School of Medicine will be Oct. 29 from 2-3 p.m., and Nov. 4 from 10-11 a.m. in Connor Auditorium.

Photo by Robert BostonRehan Hasan, a third-year doctoral student in the Program in Physical Therapy, sings songs he wrote about relationships at the student coffeehouse.

Douglass C. North, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences, was fielding calls from around the world after this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in economics were announced.

M. Kenton King, M.D., former dean of the School of Medicine, died Oct. 15, 2009, at his home in University City. He was 84.