Medical students celebrate their teachers, mentors

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards on Medical Campus
Washington University School of Medicine students recently honored faculty and residents with Distinguished Service Teaching Awards for the 2018-19 academic year. The awards, which were first given in 1991, reflect the students’ appreciation for dedication, patience and skill in training future physicians.

Video: ‘Ai Weiwei: Bare Life’

In this video, acclaimed dissident artist Ai Weiwei ruminates about his life, his approach to art-making and his new exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

Washington People: Jennifer Gartley

Jennifer Gartley, a professional flutist who has performed with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, serves as programming and public outreach director for the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences. It’s just one of the notes she plays at Washington University.

Researchers develop model to predict insight about multivalent proteins

Researchers associated with the Center for Science & Engineering of Living Systems (CSELS) at the McKelvey School of Engineering have developed an open source computational model that allows scientists to generate predictive insights connecting molecular architectures to phase diagrams for multivalent proteins. LAttice Simulation engine for Sticker and Spacer Interactions (LASSI) was designed in the lab of Rohit […]

Four gift-giving tips — for Black Friday and beyond

‘Tis the season to shop, and who better to offer advice than a scientist who has studied gift-giving? With the holiday shopping season in full swing, Olin Business School marketing expert Elanor Williams offers four suggestions to keep in mind when buying gifts.