Newsroom Stories

A new office for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Student Involvement and Leadership, under the guidance of student affairs, was created this past spring to meet the needs of LGBT students and raise awareness of the issue at the University.

Seventy-two academically talented high school juniors and seniors participated in the 2007 Pfizer-Solutia Partnership of Universities’ Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program for gifted high-school students. WUSTL faculty were among the more than 50 professor-mentors.

For the first time, researchers have discovered a gene that underlies scoliosis, which affects about 3 percent of all children.

Junior quarterback Buck Smith completed 27-of-40 passes for a career-high 276 yards and two touchdowns, leading the football team to a 41-28 victory over Lake Forest College in the season opener Sept. 1 at Francis Field.

Photo by Mary ButkusFreshman architecture major Mike Pope paints a jungle gym at Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School in University City during the annual Service First.

Ten thousand St. Louis-area women are expected to participate in a study comparing patient satisfaction, discontinuation rates and the effectiveness of birth control.

In the never-ending quest to make sure cars are not spewing large quantities of pollution into the air, states are implementing new and easier ways to ensure automobiles are both safe and environmentally friendly.

“With African-Americans and other minority groups having both problem and pathological gambling rates that are two to three times higher than Caucasian gamblers, accurate diagnosis is essential to treat gambling addiction,”

Ray E. Clouse M.D., professor of medicine and of psychiatry, died at his home on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, of complications from lung cancer. He was 56.

School of Medicine researchers have improved a recently developed brain imaging technique to allow brain scans of infants.