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How a student runs a business: One StEP at a time

StEP, Washington University in St. Louis’ Student Entrepreneurial Program, gives undergraduates the ultimate entrepreneurship experience: creating and running their own businesses.

Researchers honored by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Two Washington University researchers, Elaine Mardis and Ann Gronowski, have been recognized by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry for exceptional research and service in the field of laboratory medicine.

Arts & Culture

Experiences of kinship and alienation

Resident dance company The Slaughter Project will present “Caravan,” its 2016 showcase concert, March 25 and 26 in Edison Theatre.

Science & Technology

Migratory birds: Hidden in plain sight

Our experience of the world differs radically from one person to another. Some people are plant blind and others recognize plants at a glance. Some are not aware of the background music at the grocery store and others know which piece it is and who is playing it. And most of us walk blindly through the campus quadrangles seeing only one another, but a few of us see the other creatures as well, such as the songbirds that are resting for a day or two before resuming their migrations.

Science & Technology

Wearing of the green

Irish Guard wearing a shamrock on St. Patrick's day

Who better to explain the meaning of the shamrock than an ethnobotanist born and raised in Ireland? Peter Wyse Jackson, the George Englemann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis, indulges our curiosity.

Spring forward, and enjoy the break

Spring break begins this weekend, and, as students and faculty take a break, so does the daily Record. The Record will be published Wednesday, March 16, then resume regular publication Monday, March 21. For the latest news, visit The Source. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour Sunday, March 13.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Riding the wave of success: SXSW & beyond

FoodShare, the brainchild of Washington University juniors Andrew Glantz and Jacob Mohrmann, and Dartmouth junior Aidan Folbe, is riding a wave of success — from recent wins at the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards to the Startup Madness finals at SXSW March 14.

UPDATE: Emergency siren test rescheduled for Thursday; tornado warning policy updated

Washington University will test its emergency siren systems at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, as part of a Missouri statewide tornado drill. The tests will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or some other emergency is occurring at that time.

Who Knew WashU? 3.9.16

Question: What happens to the leftover cooking oil from the university’s dining locations?

Humanities & Society

WashU Expert: Brokered convention would be disaster for Republicans

As the Republican Party continues to roll toward selecting its presidential nominee, some party leaders and members of the media have begun to speculate about the possibility of a brokered convention. Such a move would almost certainly hurt the Republicans in the general election, said Washington University election law and constitutional law expert Greg Magarian.