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Washington People: Marcus Raichle

Marcus Raichle, MD, is a central figure in the history and science of brain imaging. He is noted for developing positron emission tomography (PET) techniques, explaining principles underlying functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and capturing some of the first snapshots of the brain at work.

Biology

Time travel with bat guano

A favorite Halloween symbol leaves behind clues to what a tropical landscape looked like thousands of years ago. With support from the Living Earth Collaborative, postdoctoral scholar Rachel Reid of Arts & Sciences digs in.

Medicine & Health

In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates

A multicenter study led by the School of Medicine and involving more than 2,400 first-time pregnant women, shows that the timing of pushing has no effect on whether women deliver vaginally or by C-section.

Medicine & Health

Scoliosis linked to essential mineral

An inability to properly use the essential mineral manganese could be to blame for some cases of severe scoliosis, according to a new study from the School of Medicine.

Campus & Community

Obituary: Bob Smith, professor emeritus of art, 92

Bob Smith, professor emeritus in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died peacefully at home Sept. 22, 2018. He was 92.

Medicine & Health

Implantable, biodegradable devices speed nerve regeneration in rats

Researchers at the School of Medicine and Northwestern have developed an implantable, bioabsorbable device that helps speed recovery of peripheral nerve damage in rats by stimulating injured nerves with electricity. The device degrades in a few weeks when exposed to saltwater, which mimics bodily fluid.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 10.8.18

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Campus & Community

Board of Trustees elects new vice chair, hears updates on endowment, Leading Together campaign

At its Oct. 4-5 meeting, the Board of Trustees elected Trustee Andrew E. Newman as vice chair and chair-elect and heard updates on the university’s endowment and Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University.

Take part in university conversation on Clayton incident

Washington University faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in a universitywide conversation Thursday, Oct. 11, about the incident in July when some incoming first-year students were stopped by Clayton police officers after leaving a restaurant.

Humans of St. Louis photo exhibit at the DUC

During the fall 2018 semester, the Danforth University Center will exhibit a rotating display of Humans of St. Louis photographs on the first-floor corridor, outside of the Career Center. Humans of St. Louis offers viewers an intimate look at the lives and struggles of the people of St. Louis.