Form of Crohn’s disease traced to disabled gut cells
School of Medicine scientists have linked the health of specialized gut immune cells to a gene associated with Crohn’s disease, a prevalent inflammatory bowel disorder.
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Why enlarged hearts have abnormal rhythms
School of Medicine researchers report new findings on what is responsible for changing the electrical properties of the heart.
Bring kids to Safe Trick-or-Treat
The Campus Y’s annual Safe Trick-or-Treat will be held from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 1 in the South 40, and faculty and staff are invited to bring their children.
Open enrollment for health, flex spending and savings accounts all through November
The annual health open enrollment period for the health- or dental-only plans, the health- and child-care flex spending plans, the Health Savings Account (HSA) and the Retirement Medical Savings Account (RMSA) will be from Nov. 1-30.
Pioneer in biomedicine
Photo by Robert BostonJacques Baenziger, M.D., Ph.D., professor of anatomic and molecular pathology and of cell biology and physiology, seems to be hooked on trying new things. That’s why he studies glycobiology, a field that is rife with novelty and uncertainty but also deep with potential for new insights.
Consider supporting Proposition M
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton addresses the WUSTL community on the importance of Proposition M.
Civil engineering no longer admitting new students
Beginning this fall, the School of Engineering and Applied Science will no longer admit students for the bachelor of science degree in civil engineering and will not seek re-accreditation for the program when it expires in September 2013.
Introducing new faculty members
Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Ph.D.,
Peter Benson, Ph.D.,
Pamela Jakiela, Ph.D.,
John Klein, Ph.D.,
Robert F. Krueger, Ph.D.,
Claire Solomon, Ph.D.,
Roy Sorensen, Ph.D., and
Margit Tavits, Ph.D.
Founders Day gala to feature Newsweek editor Jon Meacham
The Alumni Association will commemorate Washington University’s founding at the annual Founders Day ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the America’s Center.
The Ploughman Poet
Photo by David KilperWorkers admire their efforts to restore the statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns, located on the southeast side of campus adjacent to Bixby Hall. The eight-foot-tall bronze statue by Robert Ingersoll Aitken is part of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum collection.