Nobel Prize winner Gell-Mann to talk March 3
Among his numerous contributions to theoretical physics is the discovery of the quark, the basic building block of all atomic nuclei.
Getting informed
Photo by Kevin LowderThe University’s annual Sex Week, sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness, was held Feb. 14-19.
Sports
Women’s basketball in line for 8th UAA crown The No. 10 women’s basketball team picked up two conference home wins to remain in a first-place tied in the University Athletic Association race. WUSTL upended Carnegie Mellon University, 75-47, Feb. 18 at the WUSTL Field House. Senior Hallie Hutchens recorded her second straight double-double with 12 […]
Extraordinary service
Photo by Robert BostonThe School of Medicine’s Central Administration Recognition Luncheon recognized 64 employees with at least 10 years of service.
Early humans were prey not killers
Anthropology Professor Robert Sussman goes against the prevailing view and argues that primates, including early humans, evolved as prey of many predators.
Hypertension in African-Americans connected with two genomic regions
Researchers at WUSTL, Stanford University and Loyola University Medical Center, among others, used a first-of-its-kind statistical method.
Osteoporosis linked with common gene
About 19 percent of people have a genetic variation that may increase susceptibility to osteoporosis, a School of Medicine study says.
Stroke-prevention drug study compares therapies
The research shows that the stroke-prevention drug Exanta is less cost-effective for most patients than the blood thinner warfarin.
National parks get boost from Olin School project
Over a handful of classes, M.B.A. students developed programs for selling merchandise featuring National Park System logos.
Will named McDonnell professor of physics
Will is one of the world’s leading experts in using experimental and observational data to explain Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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