Newsroom Stories

When Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, calls for “corporate social responsibility” and environmentally friendly policies fell mostly on deaf ears in the business world. Today, the green movement has moved from the fringes to the mainstream of society. To prove that point, the Olin Business School chapter of Net Impact is hosting an […]

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The following incidents were reported to University Police April 8-13. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. April 10 7:06 p.m. — A vehicle […]

As the United States considers major health-care reforms, it may have lessons to learn from Seguro Popular, Mexico’s ambitious plan to improve health care for its estimated 50 million uninsured citizens.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will give a “State of the University” address in Edison Theatre at 8:30 a.m. April 23. Wrighton will be joined by Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration; Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer; and Ann B. Prenatt, vice chancellor for human resources.

A one-day interdisciplinary conference, WU Frontiers, will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25 in Cupples I, Room 199.

Photo by Joe AngelesThe William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center opened Aug. 11, 2008, to the joy of students, staff and visitors alike. On Friday, April 17, the Washington University community will come together to celebrate its formal dedication and honor its namesakes.

The Eliot Trio will perform music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gabriel Faure and Felix Mendelssohn at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, in the 560 Music Center’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. The Eliot Trio consists of Seth Carlin, professor and director of the piano program in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences; violinist […]

Envy is at the root of the financial sector’s problems according to a new study. Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street’s woes and the banking sector’s recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is driving top talent from the financial sector and could wreak even more havoc on the economy in the months to come.

Using fruit flies, School of Medicine researchers found evidence that sleep, already recognized as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning.