Newsroom Stories

Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at WUSTL launches the St. Louis Entrepreneurship Innovation Competition on Thursday, Sept 8 at 5 p.m. in Simon Hall featuring University City Loop entrepreneur, Joe Edwards. The competition is the first of its kind in the region. Participants with the best concepts will be awarded funding of $65,000.

Clint’s DNA was used to sequence the chimp genome.Comparing the human genome to the chimpanzee genome has allowed scientists to identify changes in the human genetic code that were so advantageous that they rapidly became the norm throughout humanity. The areas of human DNA where these changes occurred are currently the subject of follow-up investigations to identify the potentially vital contributions they now make to human health and development.

The Community Service Program, the Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service, and the Campus Y will host an open meeting for representatives of student groups, offices, and departments wishing to develop and participate in a collective effort in response to the hurricane and its aftermath, this Friday, September 2, 1:00-3:00pm at McMillan Cafe.

How much are these seats really worth?That teams sell tickets at prices far lower than their market value may seem to contradict economic logic. On average people who buy NFL tickets from scalpers online pay more than 50 percent above a ticket’s face value. Markups are even higher in football-loving locales such as Green Bay and New England. Despite the disparity between face value and street value, a professor at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis says it actually makes sense that owners don’t jack up ticket prices even more.

Deborah C. Rubin, M.D., has been named director of the Master of Arts and Doctor of Medicine Program (M.A./M.D.) at the School of Medicine.

Taking into account that each of us has unique physical characteristics partly determined by variations in our genes, pharmacogenetics researchers at the School of Medicine are finding ways to personalize cancer treatments.

This year’s results also rank WUSTL fourth in financial resources, fifth in faculty resources, sixth in selectivity and ninth in alumni giving.

Stoll has been named associate vice chancellor for development; Henson and Schwartz have been promoted to assistant vice chancellors.

Herbert Van den Burg, a lecturer in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences from 1953-1970, died Aug. 14; he was 100.

Erik Trinkaus analyzed anatomical evidence of early modern humans, which suggests a reduction in the strength of the smaller toes.