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$12 bus tickets to and from the airport can be purchased at the Wohl Student Center Help Desk or at The Village Office.

“Both Tom and Doug are effective fund-raisers and excellent administrators,” Executive Vice Chancellor David T. Blasingame says.

WUSTL revenue bonds were moved from AA/A-1 to AAA/A-1; only 15 private universities have this highest rating.

The former assistant professor of clinical medicine died Oct. 7.

Studio Daniel LibeskindDaniel LibeskindDaniel Libeskind, master plan architect for the former World Trade Center site in New York City, will read from his new memoir, Breaking Ground: Adventures in Life and Architecture, at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, in Washington University’s Graham Chapel.

Two St. Louis organizations have teamed up to create the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, a unique collaboration dedicated to basic science research on a broad spectrum of nervous system conditions. A reception to celebrate the new initiative will take place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Center for Advanced Medicine.

Miniscule, carefully engineered particles can detect the very beginning stages of clogged arteries in animals, thanks in large part to research at the School of Medicine. With a new five-year, $7.3 million grant, WUSM researchers will begin to translate this breakthrough into clinical advances.

Clinical trials testing treatments for neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy soon will be conducted under one roof at the School of Medicine, adding critical mass to the neuroclinical research program and convenience for patients enrolled in clinical trials.

P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., will present a lecture titled “Evolution from Basic to Translational Research (Washington University to Merck)” at noon Monday, November 29, in Cori Auditorium at Washington University School of Medicine. Vagelos was chairman of the Department of Biological Chemistry (currently the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics) at the School of Medicine […]

Scientists at Washington University have received a five-year, $4.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to explore new ways to produce, distribute and use radionuclides to detect cancers.