Moss genome mapped in watershed study
The complete collection of genes — the genome — of a moss has been sequenced, providing scientists an important evolutionary link between single-celled algae and flowering plants.
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Olin Young Leaders launched with panel discussion
The Olin Young Leaders Association launched onto the WUSTL scene this week with an inaugural event designed to demonstrate the richness the organization brings to the Olin Business School’s MBA program.
Disrupting common parasites’ ability to communicate reduces infection
A common human parasite uses a hormone lifted from the plant world to decide when to increase its numbers and when to remain dormant.
Outreach program offers free health assessments to older adults
Medical professionals from Washington University and Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College are helping older adults in underserved areas of St. Louis address health problems.
Helping to save a life
Photo by Robert BostonChris Stander, who manages the lab of Andrey Shaw, M.D., in the Department of Pathology and Immunology, gives blood in the Clinical Sciences Research Building link at the recent blood drive.
Chemical chaperone could open door to treatment of neurological disorder
An unexpected finding led School of Medicine researchers to propose a new treatment approach for a rare, deadly neurodegenerative disorder.
‘Lizzie Borden’ presents fact, legend and Freud
Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother 40 whacks When she saw what she had done She gave her father 41 So goes the well-known nursery rhyme, though the victims were actually Borden’s father and stepmother. And more than 100 years after that infamous double murder, Borden — who was acquitted of the […]
Therapy through dance: Irish company CoisCéim brings ‘Knots’ to Edison
Irish contemporary dance company CoisCéim (pronounced Kush Came) will make its St. Louis debut with the acclaimed “Knots” as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 and March 1.
Hear Beethoven sonatas in Holmes Lounge Feb. 23
Three Beethoven masterpieces will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 in Holmes Lounge by Christina Mahler, principal cellist for Toronto’s Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Seth Carlin, professor of piano and fortepiano in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences,
Jean Allman named the Hexter professor in the humanities
Jean Allman became the inaugural holder of the J.H. Hexter Professorship in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences Feb. 12 in a ceremony in Holmes Lounge. The professorship was established by a grant from the Danforth Foundation to recognize distinguished faculty members in the humanities.