Newsroom Stories

Photo by Mary ButkusAdministrators, students and alumni enjoy a March 16 Social Work Month celebration in Brown Lounge.

Open to the University community, the event provides graduate students an opportunity to present their research to a broad audience.

School of Medicine researchers are testing the effectiveness of an investigational drug for the treatment of this neuropathic pain.

The grant will establish a University center that will develop better ways to prevent and treat heart disease in diabetics.

Slam dunk, 3-point contest here March 31 In conjunction with the NCAA Final Four at the Edward Jones Dome April 2-4, the University will host the 17th Annual Mountain Dew College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at the Field House. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students or […]

WUSTL will lead a partnership that will help elementary-school students develop enthusiasm for learning and doing science.

Children ages 3-6 and an accompanying adult are welcome to attend Tyson Research Center’s “Pioneer Days” from 9:30-11:30 a.m. April 5. Through activities such as building a toy or making a candle, attendees will explore what life was like for pioneers who lived in St. Louis County more than 100 years ago. Pioneer Days is […]

Photo by Tim Parker(From left) Sam, Dylan and Ashley Mopkins showcase the scarves they made for their mom at the Arts as Healing program.It offers patients’ children the opportunity to take an active, artistic role in the healing process while providing a group support network.

A bacterium that lives in the human gut adaptively shifts more than a quarter of its genes into high gear when its host’s diet changes from sugar to complex carbohydrates. This not only allows the bacteria to survive rapidly changing nutrient conditions but also helps maintain the stability of the gut’s highly complex microbial society, according to WUSM researchers.

HaskinProfessor Larry Haskin died today, March 24, 2005, after a long struggle with a blood disorder called myelofibrosis. He died in his sleep at home. There will be no public service. He is survived by his wife, Mary Haskin, his son Dierk, his daughters Rachel and Jean, and four grandchildren. Professor Haskin joined Washington University in 1976, following three years with NASA’s Johnson Space Center as chief of the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Division. He served as chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences until 1990.