Newsroom Stories

Photo by Kevin LowderMore than 600 professors, students and families — a record number — gathered in the Knight Center Nov. 27 and gobbled up more than 250 pounds of turkey and all the traditional dishes from stuffing to pumpkin pie at the Olin Business School’s 14th annual Thanksgiving Dinner.

The number of teams competing for the Olin Cup was whittled down to five finalists Nov. 19 in the “elevator pitch” stage of the race for $70,000 in seed money to start a new company.

Senior Jill Brandt scored a career-high 29 points to lead the No. 6 women’s basketball team to an 83-54 win over Carthage College at the WU Field House Nov. 30, capturing the Eighth Annual McWilliams Classic championship. For her performance, Brandt was named the McWilliams Classic MVP. Joining Brandt on the all-tournament team was senior […]

With exams beginning this week, students and health educators have planned events aimed at reducing stress and giving students a break during this busy time.

A class of drugs used in premature infants to treat chronic lung damage can cause damage in the brain, School of Medicine research suggests.

School of Medicine researchers have now determined that pain and itch are regulated by different molecular mechanisms.

The Gateway Arch is an icon of modern architecture and the most-recognized symbol of the City of St. Louis. Yet in many ways the Arch is cut-off from the city proper, sandwiched between the Mississippi Riverfront and a network of converging roadways and interstates. Last month students from five Missouri and Illinois universities gathered to address this challenge as part of the St. Louis Downtown/Riverfront Student Design Charrette.

Drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may be more likely to keep working if used in moderation, School of Medicine researchers have found

The Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity will be the seventh National Panhellenic Conference organization for women to join the Greek community at Washington University, announced Ryan Jasen Henne, director of Greek Life. Colonization is slated for spring 2009.

School of Medicine researchers have validated using gene chip technology to rapidly detect pneumonia associated with ventilator use in hospitalized patients.