Newsroom Stories

New York Times bestselling author Nnedi Okorafor will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Umrath Hall Lounge. The event is sponsored by the African Students Association at Washington University with support from the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program.

According to a study led by researchers at the School of Medicine, diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades. Studying such trends may offer clues to possible prevention strategies.

One of the world’s largest neuroscience research buildings was dedicated Jan. 18 on the Medical Campus. The 11-story building is named the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building, in recognition of a gift from Fort, a longtime university supporter.

The School of Medicine has joined the Pediatric Heart Network, a multicenter collaboration of leading hospitals and research institutions that works to improve care for pediatric heart disease patients.

A team of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has established the Synthetic Biology Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Research Center to work across disciplines to find nature-inspired alternatives to plastics.

Technology — a pedagogical ally or enemy? The answer, of course, is: It depends. At the recent iTeach Conference, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning, educators shared how they use technology to boost learning and when they keep it out of the classroom.

A plan to expand the child tax credit would go a long way in reducing childhood poverty in America, saving billions in future costs, says an expert on poverty and inequality at Washington University in St. Louis.

There is no good reason to abandon the Chevron deference, a Supreme Court decision in place for 40 years, says an expert on administrative law and regulatory reform at Washington University in St. Louis.

Students at the McKelvey School of Engineering designed prototypes for a device that could help environmental engineers monitor the air quality impact of factory farms in Missouri. The students built their prototypes in the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace in Jubel Hall.

Anjan Thakor at Olin Business School offers a new tool to help bank executives identify their organization’s culture and purpose, which ultimately drives risk-taking and overall performance.