Newsroom Stories

Director of Athletics John Schael recently unveiled a new symbol and design for all Bears athletics. This marks the third athletic symbol that has been created since WUSTL started using the Bears mascot in 1926.

Junior faculty initiating new cancer research projects are eligible for up to $20,000 in seed money.

The winning bridge was used at a nearby farm to traverse a small creek.

New research at the School of Medicine shows that the earlier a deaf infant or toddler receives a cochlear implant, the better his or her spoken language skills at age 3 and a half.

Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D., has been named the Barbara J. and Jerome R. Cox Jr. Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The professorship was established by Jerome Cox, Sc.D., and his wife, Barbara, to advance the relationship between theory and practice in the design of digital systems. Jerome Cox is a senior faculty member and a former chair in the same department.

Skip Virgin, M.D., Ph.D., has been named head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, succeeding Emil R. Unanue, M.D.

He will coordinate the development and implementation of strategic and tactical plans for IT.

A 16-year-old can walk again after Susan Mackinnon, M.D., chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, happened to be in the right place at the right time.

The film tells the complete story of the Arch, from Thomas Jefferson to Lewis and Clark to the pioneers.

Photo by Ray MarklinPart of clinical orientation for third-year medical students includes learning to suture with cow’s hearts.