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Israeli High-tech Innovation Impresses Olin Students

With a concentration of high-tech startups second only to the United States, Israel is considered the world’s next Silicon Valley.

Campus & Community

Celebrating Year of the Dragon

Mon., Jan. 23, marked the observed date for the Lunar New Year, one of the most important traditional Asian holidays of the year. Two WUSTL student groups, the Asian Multicultural Council and the Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF), annually organize campus celebrations, with the hope of making Asian culture accessible to as many students and […]

Campus & Community

Preeclampsia Leads to a New Life Path

In October 2004, Jill Owens Siegel, MArch ’92, was enjoying what she thought was a normal pregnancy. Her body was swelling, but she thought that was to be expected a few months before her due date.

Campus & Community

Overcoming Adversity: From Tics to Tolerance

Marc Elliot, AB ’08, is one of the most sought-after young public speakers in the country. Preaching the theme of tolerance, he travels to high schools and colleges talking about his struggles with Tourette syndrome, a condition he was diagnosed with at age 9 while growing up just outside St. Louis.

Campus & Community

‘Wide-Eyed’ Alumni

Alumni enjoyed a Classes Without Quizzes event on panoramic photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in January 2012.

Circus Flora Welcomes University

Join alumni, parents, friends, students and staff for the first-ever Washington University Day at Circus Flora. This promises to be a fun event for the whole family as Circus Flora presents The Wizard: Merlin & the Legends of King Arthur.

Medicine & Health

DNA sequencing lays foundation for personalized cancer treatment

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using powerful DNA sequencing technology not only to identify mutations at the root of a patient’s tumor – considered key to personalizing cancer treatment – but to map the genetic evolution of disease and monitor response to treatment.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Washington People: Brian Z. Tamanaha

Whether surfing in his native Hawaii, promoting the rule of law in a newly independent country or navigating difficult issues in legal education and theory, Brian Z. Tamanaha, JD, JSD, the William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law, approaches each adventure with thoughtful consideration.

Medicine & Health

Siteman Cancer Center expert honored nationally for prevention efforts

Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, a disease prevention expert at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will be recognized April 3 for his 30 years of fighting cancer before it starts.

Campus-wide food drive PB&Joy begins April 5

WUSTL is once again partnering with Operation Food Search to coordinate the 2nd annual campus-wide food drive, PB&Joy. Last year, the university collected nearly 3 tons of food. The campaign runs from Thursday, April 5, through Monday, April 16, and all faculty, staff and students are urged to participate. Drop-off locations are located in 35 areas across the university’s four campuses.