Newsroom Stories

From the 2000 debate at WUSTL, then Gov. Bush answers a question while V.P. Gore looks on.Studying twins, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a link between attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cigarette smoking. There are two major subgroups of children with ADHD. One group combines attention problems with hyperactivity and impulsivity. The other principle type of ADHD involves only attention problems. While looking for genetic factors that might be related to these two subtypes of ADHD, the research team, led by Richard D. Todd, M.D., Ph.D., the Blanche F. Ittelson Professor and director of the William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child Psychiatry, found that children who suffer from the form of ADHD that includes only attention problems are less likely to receive treatment for the disorder and much more likely to smoke cigarettes. The researchers believe the nicotine in cigarettes may help these children improve their ability to pay attention.

McLean ParksNear one end of the spectrum are the Arthur Andersen employees who, out of loyalty to their employer and at great personal risk, destroyed files to cover up corporate scandal. At the other end is the disgruntled worker at another company who surreptitiously spread poison-ivy sap on executive-washroom toilet seats. “A clear signal to management,” says Judi McLean Parks, Ph.D., professor of organizational behavior at Washington University in St. Louis, “that something is wrong.” McLean Parks’ research at the Olin School of Business finds that both forms of organizational behavior grow from the same seed of organizational identity.

Culture & Living Tip Sheet

Brief artist bios and synopsis.

La Bottine Souriante, “the best band in the world!”Edison Theatre will celebrate its 31st season of exuberant dance, rich musical traditions and classic and cutting-edge theatre with the 2003-04 OVATIONS! Series. Highlights include performances by Julia Sweeney — best known as Saturday Night Live’s nerdy, androgynous Pat — and Un-Cabaret, the L.A.-based alternative comedy troupe, along with a special, one-night-only concert teaming avant-garde icons Philip Glass and Terry Riley with that rowdy postmodern ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Assistant coaches receive national honor

Putting kids first

Rohn Beardsley discusses his company’s products and services with Judy O’Leary at the Preferred Supplier/Supplier Diversity Fair.

Richard Loomis and graduate student Dave Boucher work with a laser system.Understanding the mechanisms and physics of a chemical reaction at the most fundamental level could provide valuable insights for the field of chemistry.

Predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity waves are expected to reveal previously unattainable mysteries of the universe.