Newsroom Stories

The “Where to Go” campaign, set up this fall to inform students, faculty, staff and others about how to prepare for an emergency, continues.

Legendary actress Olympia Dukakis, the Academy Award-winning star of “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” will present a concert reading of “Rose,” her hit one-woman Broadway show, as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series. The special one-night-only performance will begin at 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Written by Martin Sherman — author of the Tony-nominated drama “Bent” […]

Multiple sclerosis results when the body’s own defense system attacks nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Now scientists led by John Russell, Ph.D., at the School of Medicine have shown that interferon-gamma plays a deciding role in whether immune cells attack and injure the central nervous system in mice.

A new weekly “Tuesday Tea at 3” program begins Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Danforth University Center.

Photo by David KilperThe Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences showcases another side of David Mamet with “Boston Marriage,” a sharp and sometimes shocking drawing room comedy centered on a pair of genteel Victorian women. Performances take place in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 20, 21 and 22; and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22 and 23.

Washington University recently installed a system in several buildings on the Danforth Campus to enable cell phone providers to direct their signals into interior spaces. The underground garage at the Danforth University Center, the Knight Center and parts of Simon Hall will benefit from the initial installation of this system.

Photo by David KilperVisiting choreographer James Jordan, ballet master for the Kansas City Ballet, works with dance students in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio to set a piece for the upcoming Washington University Dance Theatre concert.

Scientists have shown for the first time that neuroprosthetic brain implants may be able to help stroke patients with partial paralysis. Researchers found that implants known as brain-computer interfaces (BCI) may be able to detect activity on one side of the brain that is linked to hand and arm movements on the same side of the body. They hope to use these signals to guide motorized assistance mechanisms that restore mobility in partially paralyzed limbs.

The profitability of corn ethanol processing, the costs and benefits of ethanol as a fuel source, the impact of the ethanol boom on rural America and the future of the biofuel industry will be among topics explored at a free public forum on the economics of ethanol to be held on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 14.

A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer’s disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder. Scientists at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the School of Medicine found that some study participants who appeared to have the brain plaques long associated with Alzheimer’s disease still received high scores on tests of their cognitive ability. Participants who did well on the tests were likely to have spent more years in school.