Bear Necessities holds annual holiday sale
Bear Necessities, the nonprofit gift store operated by the Women’s Society of Washington University, will hold its annual holiday sale Dec. 10 and 11.
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Listeners can distinguish voices of tall versus short people, study finds
A new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, University of California, Los Angeles, and Indiana University found that listeners can accurately determine the relative heights of speakers just by listening to them talk. The key clue may be contained in a particular type of sound produced in the lower airways of the lungs, known as a subglottal resonance.
Washington University among top Fulbright producers
Washington University in St. Louis has been recognized as one of the top institutions in the nation for producing Fulbright students for 2013-14. Twelve Fulbright grants were awarded to current or recent WUSTL students for this academic year to fund various international educational exchange endeavors.
Campus Store hosts faculty, staff appreciation event Dec. 4
The annual Washington University Campus Store Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the store in Mallinckrodt Center.
Lecture Dec. 10 to honor former residency grad
John Olson Jr., MD, PhD, a 1998 graduate of the Washington University General Surgery Residency Program, will give a lecture in honor of the late Keith D. Amos, MD, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Connor Auditorium at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center on the Medical Campus. Olson also will receive an alumni award named for Amos.
Handel’s Messiah Sunday, Dec. 15
It is perhaps the most beloved work of holiday music. The debut was almost prevented by Jonathan Swift. But on Dec. 15, the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present its annual sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah (1741) in Graham Chapel.
Older adults see better in the doctor’s office
Understanding the Affordable Care Act
Just days after the opening of online health-insurance exchanges required by the Affordable Care Act, the principal architect of the Massachusetts health-care system and chief adviser to President Barack Obama’s plan spoke at Washington University. Jonathan Gruber, PhD, a foremost authority on the federal Affordable Care Act, explained how the federal law works and how it will […]
A Career That Fits to a T
The curve of an S, the point of an A, the slope of an F. Because Ben Kiel cares what words mean, he has devoted his life to how letters look. He is a typeface designer. “To do this job, you need a trained eye and a lot of patience,” Kiel says. “It also helps […]
Scientists stitch up photosynthetic megacomplex
