Spontaneous brain activity formerly thought to be “white noise” measurably changes after a person learns a new task, researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of Chieti in Italy have shown. The scientists also report that the degree of change reflects how well subjects have learned to perform the task.
Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has partnered with the University of Hawaii-West Oahu to preserve and digitize an interview with African-American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis. Also preserved were photographs, news clippings and poetry readings by Davis, which along with the interview make up the Frank Marshall Davis Collection, a new addition to the holdings of the Film & Media Archive.
Soprano Jennifer Jakob and pianist Maria Sumareva will perform an intimate Liederabend for the Washington University Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in Graham Chapel. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include examples by Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg and Robert Schumann.
Historically, the number of new, entrepreneurial ventures rises during periods of recession. If jobs aren’t available in the traditional market, the argument goes, why not start your own company? Thanks to a program on campus, WUSTL students are doing just that, creating, purchasing and selling on-campus businesses as undergraduate students. It’s called the Student Entrepreneurial Program (StEP) and it helps uniquely position students to get hands-on experience as entrepreneurs while they still are in school. (Video available)
Researchers at the School of Law’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law (CERL) will receive $191,000 to update the Supreme Court Database as part of a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The database, originally created by Harold Spaeth, J.D., professor of political science at Michigan State University, contains information about all Supreme […]
Now in its ninth year, Washington University’s Give Thanks Give Back campaign again will help make the holiday season brighter for needy St. Louis-area families.
Researchers at the School of Law’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law (CERL) will receive $191,000 to update the Supreme Court Database as part of a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Twenty-six staff members retired from WUSTL this past year, and each received a commendation from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and a walnut plaque featuring the University seal and the number of years of his or her service.
The fall meeting of the Board of Trustees Oct. 2 featured reports on the status and progress of the University, including a report from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton regarding admissions, construction, financial issues, appointments and a new scholarship initiative.