Of note
Robert E. Blankenship, Ph.D.,
Thomas K. Croat, Ph.D.,
Jacqueline E. Payton, M.D., Ph.D.,
Frank Stadermann, Ph.D.,
Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.,
and more…
School records fall at meet at SIUE
A pair of women’s track and field records were broken at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Twilight Meet in Edwardsville, Ill., April 26. Senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman won the pole vault at the 20-team meet, clearing an NCAA provisional and school-record breaking height of 3.75 meters. She broke her own school record of 3.72 meters, set […]
Man of heart
Photo by Tim ParkerKovács uses nature’s language, math, to solve the body’s mysteries
Math teams excel in competitions
Two Washington University teams took first and second place in the Missouri Collegiate Mathematics Competition, sponsored each spring by the Missouri section of the Mathematical Association of America, according to Ronald C. Freiwald, Ph.D., professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences. This year’s competition was held April 17-18 on the campus of Missouri State University […]
Outstanding students honored with award, scholarships by Women’s Society
The Women’s Society of Washington University honored the legacy of two of the University’s most revered women — Elizabeth Gray Danforth and Harriet K. Switzer — at its annual meeting April 16. The society presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and two Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarships to three exemplary college students at the Formal Lounge of the Ann Whitney Olin Women’s Building.
Heart disease in kidney patients can be prevented
School of Medicine researchers have found drugs to help protect chronic kidney disease patients from cardiovascular disease.
Gene that prolongs life after heart failure evident in some African-Americans
About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart failure and prolong their lives.
Genes play role in problem drinking
School of Medicine researchers genes play a larger role than environment if girls advance to problem drinking and alcohol dependence.
Alzheimer’s research collaboration formed by WUSTL, AstraZeneca
The School of Medicine and AstraZeneca have formed a research collaboration to develop new ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Crimes Against Humanity project to draft international treaty
The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute of the School of Law announced a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes.
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