‘The Thanksgiving Play’
Logan has won a grant. The project? Make 500 years of colonial pillaging accessible to school children. In other words: Write a Thanksgiving play! So begins, in meta fashion, Larissa FastHorse’s recent Broadway hit, which the Performing Arts Department will present Nov. 21-24 in the Hotchner Studio Theatre.
Researchers define new subtypes of common brain disorder
Researchers at WashU have used AI tools to describe three sub-types of Chiari type-1, which will help guide clinicians to make the most effective treatment decisions for their patients.
Seniors Darden, Seiler were Rhodes Scholars finalists
Washington University in St. Louis seniors Elijah Darden and Isaac Seiler were both Rhodes Scholars finalists, one of the world’s highest academic honors.
Founders Day recognizes faculty, alumni, friends
The university held its annual Founders Day celebration Nov. 9 to honor the outstanding achievements of some of the university’s most distinguished faculty, alumni and friends.
A high-tech way to track an age-old problem
When the Meramec River flooded, students in the “Geospatial Field Methods” course in Arts & Sciences had an opportunity to study a significant regional event in real time. Bring on the “big drone.”
Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel more efficient, cleaner than alternatives
Joshua Yuan at Washington University in St. Louis and Susie Dai at the University of Missouri, along with colleagues at WashU and Texas A&M, created biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion.
New drug targets for Alzheimer’s identified from cerebrospinal fluid
Researchers at WashU Medicine have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer’s genesis and progression.
Book explores how Great Recession, COVID-19 affected young adult identity development
Rather than dissuade students, shocks such as the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic can cause college students to lean into their education as a pathway to success, according to research by Bronwyn Nichols Lodato in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer
A small clinical trial conducted at WashU Medicine shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an investigational vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of tumors.
WashU Medicine, BJC Health System launch Center for Health AI
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and BJC Health System have launched the joint Center for Health AI. The center will focus on making care more personalized and effective for patients and more efficient and manageable for physicians, nurses and all those striving to ensure patients receive the best care.
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