Chemists get electrons to ‘break on through to the other side’

In the famous Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken,” the narrator, forced to travel one of two roads, takes the one less traveled by, and “that has made all the difference.” Chemists at WUSTL and Stanford University, in kinship with Frost, have modified a key protein in a bacterium to move electrons along a […]

Weidenbaum portrait unveiled

Photo by Kevin LowderA painting by local artist Gilbert “Chic” Early will be displayed at the Weidenbaum Center in honor of the highly respected WUSTL professor and public-policy scholar.

A celebration of culture

Photo by Bill StoverGWB’s 12th annual International Festival — themed “Bringing the World to You” — featured a forum on religion, an international banquet and a cultural exhibit.

Keeping student housing looking sharp

He’s known around the South 40 and The Village as Mr. Clean. That may be because Jim Severine closely resembles the cleaning-product mascot, with his stocky build and shaved head. Or it may be due to the fact that he’s a neat and organized guy and, as associate director of building services for the Office […]

Staff Day approaches; numerous activities for Hilltop personnel

It’s perhaps the one day of the year when Hilltop Campus staff members are actually encouraged to take a long lunch, go play some golf or have a leisurely walk around campus for a couple of hours. Whether you want to celebrate the end of the academic year with a competitive game of softball, tossing […]

Students inspire area children to pursue medicine

Photo by Robert BostonFirst-grader Fairah Jeffries closely inspects a dissected cow’s eyeball in the mini-medicine course at Adams School in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood.School of Medicine students led a pilot program to introduce minority grade-school students to medicine and spark their interest in health-care professions.

Study seeks older men for exercise study

Older men who have recently fractured a hip or had hip-replacement surgery are needed for a study to see if restoring testosterone to youthful levels and exercise can improve functioning and quality of life.