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Cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s genetically linked

In the largest genetic study of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco, have found that genes that increase risk of cardiovascular disease also heighten the risk for Alzheimer’s.

Campus & Community

Brown School student teaches staff, faculty how to be veteran allies

Brown School student Jesse Herman is working to make the university a more welcoming place for veterans. An Army veteran, he is a facilitator for the Office of Military & Veteran Services’ new Veteran Ally training program.

Hengen named 2018 Allen Institute Next Generation Leader

Keith Hengen, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was selected by the Allen Institute as a 2018 Next Generation Leader. Hengen is one of six early-career neuroscientists who will participate in a special advisory council for the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

Who Knew WashU? 11.7.18

Question: Irma Rombauer, who attended Washington University for a time, wrote and published which best-selling cookbook?

Science & Technology

Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?

A review published in the Nov. 9 issue of Science explores the complexity of evolution’s predictability in extraordinary detail. Jonathan Losos of Arts & Sciences takes on a classic question posed by Stephen Jay Gould in an effort to fully interrogate ideas about contingency’s role in evolution.

Medicine & Health

Link between autoimmune, heart disease explained in mice

School of Medicine researchers are beginning to understand the link between autoimmune disease and the cardiovascular system. A new study in mice shows that immune cells that arise during autoimmune disease cause cholesterol to become trapped inside blood vessels.

Campus & Community

McGlothlin, Walke organize ‘Lessons and Legacies’ conference

Erin McGlothlin, associate professor of German, and Anika Walke, assistant professor of history, both in Arts & Sciences, served as conference hosts for “Lessons and Legacies,” the premier intellectual gathering in Holocaust studies.

Science & Technology

Inhabited exoplanets topic of 2018 Walker Distinguished Lecture

David Charbonneau, professor of astronomy at Harvard University, will deliver the annual Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Whitaker Hall, Room 100, on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The talk, titled “How to Find an Inhabited Exoplanet,” is free and open to the public.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Innovative women: Changing the world with ideas

Two young women smile as they look at a brochure together

WashU nurtures women entrepreneurs through training, mentoring, funding and real-world experience. This is their story.

Business & Entrepreneurship

A welcome message from Dedric Carter

July 20, 2015 -Dedric Carter, Associate Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, pictured at the 4240 building in Cortex. James Byard/WUSTL Photos

Washington University in St. Louis is showcasing the talent and creative energy of some of our most innovative female innovators and entrepreneurs.