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His Cocktails, a harrowing yet disturbingly witty collection of works, is a finalist for this year’s National Book Critics’ Circle Award in poetry.

When Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn moved to St. Louis in 1950, they brought the literary magazine Perspective with them; it was published for nearly 30 years.

Missouri legislators have introduced bills that would criminalize certain kinds of research into medical uses of embryonic stem cells. More medical news

Photo by Mary ButkusFraternities, sororities and members of University Police recently did their parts to help benefit the Special Olympics.

He was among the first scientists to determine the precise details of how islets of Langerhans in the pancreas produce insulin.

The landmark author will also participate in a panel discussion on “Women and Stem Cell Research” in Whitaker Hall.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe Suspicious of Whistlers comedy troupe recently competed against Mama’s Pot Roast, another student improv group.

He was 13 when he completed high school, 17 when he earned a bachelor’s degree — with three majors, two minors — and 19 when he earned a master’s, so it’s not surprising to hear the many accolades placed on Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., professor of physics in Arts & Sciences. Cowsik has been compared to […]

Photo by David KilperTwo columns — each adorned with a “WU” stone plaque — now flank the Shepley Drive-Big Bend Boulevard entrance to the Hilltop Campus.

Among the topics the conference will explore is the barriers to the accumulation of wealth in African-American communities.