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A study with Australian reptiles establishes a new return-on-investment method of determining species that are a priority for taxonomic research: undescribed species that are likely already threatened.

“If vaccines or negative COVID-19 tests are required for attendees, 100% attendance is safe,” says the Washington University in St. Louis mathematician who helped derive the model used for fan-attendance risk analysis across many of America’s sports venues. “Without requiring vaccinations or testing, it’s not.”

Global oceans absorb about 25% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned. Electricity-eating bacteria known as photoferrotrophs could provide a boost to this essential process, according to new research from biologist Arpita Bose in Arts & Sciences.

Nearly 1,400 members of the Class of 2020 returned to the Washington University campus on Sunday, May 30, to celebrate an in-person Commencement on Francis Olympic Field.

Julie L. Gerberding implores the pandemic Class of 2020 to apply the unique lessons it learned these past 15 months.

Delayed by a year, Washington University in St. Louis students who graduated in 2020 will finally get their chance to experience the time-honored tradition of walking in their Commencement on Sunday, May 30.

Delayed by a year, students who graduated in 2020 will finally get their chance on Sunday, May 30, to experience the time-honored tradition of walking in their Washington University Commencement. More than 1,300 members of the Class of 2020 will be back on campus for the ceremonies.

New research from Washington University School of Medicine has found that postponing lung cancer surgery for more than 12 weeks from the date of diagnosis with a CT scan is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and death.

Despite the pandemic, Washington University researchers collaborating with international colleagues continue to innovate and move their research forward.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University have found that normal exposure to light can drive the formation and growth of optic nerve tumors in mice — and maybe people — with a genetic predisposition. Such tumors can lead to vision loss.