Newsroom Stories

WHO: Bob Costas, 19-time Emmy Award winner, primetime host of NBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games and NBC’s Football Night in America studio show. Bill James, baseball writer, historian and senior adviser on baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox. Joe Posnanski, senior writer for Sports Illustrated and former sports columnist for The Kansas City […]

The School of Medicine’s Infectious Diseases Clinic will offer extended hours for free, confidential testing in recognition of World AIDS Day, which is observed annually on Dec. 1. Testing will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 – 9. No appointment is necessary.

The Telegraph (UK) The July 7 bombings and heritability: carrying trauma to the next generation 11/23/2010 A growing body of research now suggests that traumatic events can affect the genes, and lives, of children as yet unborn. Research by Professor Eric Richards at Washington University in St Louis shows that the way rats are nurtured […]

Noted historian Alan Brinkley will present the keynote address for “Celebrating Our Books, Recognizing Our Authors,” Washington University’s ninth annual faculty book colloquium, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. The event also will feature presentations by two faculty members. In addition, the colloquium will include a panel discussion on “The Future of the University Library” beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30. 

Washington University employees with an interest in strengthening leadership skills, knowledge of the university and higher education in general, and appreciation for inclusion have a new PLAN of action. Danforth Campus staff members are invited to apply for the Professional Leadership Academy & Network, a yearlong professional development program intended to cultivate future leaders.

International Business Times Australia Sound, light And gold can see inside the body 11/23/2010 Various imaging techniques can see inside the body, but most lack detail necessary for looking at anything smaller than a few millimeters across. The only way to get a really good look is with a biopsy. Dipanjan Pan, a medical researcher […]

In a study of heavy smokers, fewer screened with low-dose CT scans died, compared with similar smokers screened with standard chest X-rays. The National Cancer Institute ran the 33-center National Lung Screening Trial to learn whether more sensitive screening could have an impact on lung-cancer deaths, and Washington University researchers involved in the study say it did.

The field in the 2010 Olin Cup business plan competition was narrowed Nov. 18 as 21 semifinalists faced off in the elevator pitch stage of the race for entrepreneurs at Washington University in St. Louis. Six ventures were selected to advance to the final round of the annual contest that will award $75,000 to the most promising enterprise in February 2011.

The same powerful drugs that have extended the lives of countless people with HIV come with a price — insulin resistance that can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Now, Paul Hruz, MD, PhD, and his team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have determined why that happens.

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law’s Trial Team swept the inaugural Missouri Attorney General’s Cup Trial Competition held in Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 12-14, taking first and second place in the championship round.