Combination of two drugs knocks out previously resistant cervical cancer
School of Medicine researchers have obtained encouraging results in fighting cervical cancer by combining a traditional drug with one that inhibits blood-vessel growth.
First U.S. test for new asthma treatment seeks volunteers
A trial at the School of Medicine focuses on a procedure called bronchial thermoplasty, which may hold promise for moderate and severe asthmatic patients.
Epilepsy drug eases symptoms of inherited disorder
A drug used to treat epilepsy has had positive effects on some adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy, School of Medicine researchers discovered.
Future geneticist?
Photo by Tim ParkerSeqwinya Stevens from Beaumont High School in St. Louis presents her research on the Jun B gene from hair cells in the chicken ear as part of the Young Scientist Program at the School of Medicine.
Colleagues, friends share recollections of Bill, Ibby
As the Danforth Campus dedication ceremony nears, longtime friends and colleagues share personal anecdotes about Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth and his late wife, Elizabeth (Ibby).
Jazz at Holmes to present Jazz in the Quad with Willie Akins Sept. 14
Renowned saxophonist Willie Akins will launch the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences’ fall Jazz at Holmes series with a special outdoor performance in Brookings Quadrangle. The event, titled “Jazz in the Quad,” is free and open to the public and begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.
Hugh Macdonald to lecture on music of Georges Bizet Sept. 22
MacDonaldHugh Macdonald, the Avis H. Blewett Professor of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, will speak on “What Did Bizet Write?” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. Macdonald will serve as general editor for a proposed new edition of the works of Georges Bizet, a joint venture between French and German publishers.
Faculty writers Kellie Wells and Kerri Webster to launch Writing Program Reading Series Sept. 7
Kellie Wells, Ph.D., and Kerri Webster, both writers-in-residence in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will launch the fall Writing Program Reading Series at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.
Groundbreaking Chilean ensemble Inti-Illimani at Edison Theatre Oct. 6
Courtesy photoInti-IllimaniInti-Illimani, the groundbreaking, eight-man Chilean ensemble that performs on 30 wind, string and percussion instruments, will make their St. Louis debut at Washington University in St. Louis. The special, one-night-only concert begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series.
School of Law celebrates Constitution Day Sept. 18
Judge Catherine Perry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, will discuss the meaning of judicial independence.
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