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A two-day nanotechnology symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24 and 25, in the Whitaker Hall auditorium to highlight the opening of Washington University’s nano research center.

Photo by Joe AngelesThanks to the Student Entrepreneurial Program on campus, WUSTL students are creating, purchasing and selling on-campus businesses as undergraduate students.

Since arriving on campus in August, first-year students have participated in service projects, joined student organizations and forayed into academic studies. In all, the Class of 2013 has embraced the opportunity to become active members of the Washington University community, said Eric Ajieren, a first-year student from Houston. “I’ve seen so many of us going […]

Four aspiring playwrights will present staged readings of their works Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26, as part of the 2009 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, sponsored by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

School of Medicine nutrition researchers say body fat stored in the liver affects risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides and cardiovascular disease.

The School of Medicine will offer free seasonal flu shots to its faculty, staff and students from Sept. 29 through Oct. 28.

A derivative of a well-known spice may give researchers insight into Parkinson’s-induced dementia.

Jeff M. Michalski, M.D., has been named vice chair and director of clinical programs of the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Photo by Robert BostonMedical students in the Surgery Interest Group learn to suture on pieces of chicken.