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Campus & Community

A partnership for well-being

Washington University and the National University of Singapore partnered to present a multi-day symposia, “University Partnerships for Innovation: Advancing Human Well-Being.”
Science & Technology

New cellular insights in bone development

Most of us don’t think about our teeth and bones until one aches or breaks. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis looked deep within collagen fibers to see how the body forms new bone and teeth, seeking insights into faster bone healing and new biomaterials.
Campus & Community

Mann, Jacobs receive annual Harris Award

Frank Jacobs (left) and Marylen Mann with Chancellor Wrighton
To recognize their extraordinary contributions to their hometown, Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs are the 2018 recipients of the Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award, which honors a husband-and-wife team who makes outstanding contributions to the culture and welfare of the metropolitan St. Louis area.
Literature

Breakfast with Ovid

John and Penelope Biggs met in Latin class. Six decades later, their love for classics is still going strong. In April, leading scholars from around the country will present their work as part of the Biggs Family Residency Reunion.

Why didn’t I kill him?

Luther Tyrus
To understand why officers choose to kill, we must first examine how the brain works under deadly duress — a social science known as “killology.” To save lives, especially in urban, minority-rich environments, we must train officers to understand how the brain responds in conditions of deadly duress.

Libraries receive $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation

Washington University Libraries recently received a $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, created by late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. The funding will support the libraries’ Modern Literature Collection and the digitization of student publications in the University Archives.
Medicine & Health

Discovering the genetic landscape of cancer

Researchers nationwide have reached a major milestone in describing the genetic landscape of cancer. Scientists at the School of Medicine and other institutions have completed the genetic sequencing and analyses of more than 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer — all part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, funded by the National Cancer Institute and National Human Genome Research Institute, both of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).