Presolar carbon found in interplanetary dust

Photo by David KilperResearcher Christine Floss checks the sample chamber of the NanoSIMS instrument on the fourth floor of Compton Hall.Christine Floss says the organic material probably was formed in molecular clouds in the interstellar medium before the formation of the solar system.

Nobel-winning economist to visit

Myron S. Scholes, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will speak on “Financial Innovation in a Chaotic Environment” at 11:30 a.m. April 8 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Scholes, the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance Emeritus at Stanford University, authored the “Black-Scholes Options Pricing Model,” which […]

Washington University’s medical and social work schools both ranked second in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report

The Washington University School of Medicine and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work are both ranked second in the nation, according to new graduate and professional rankings released April 2 by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The School of Medicine was tied for second in 2003 and has placed in the top 10 every year since the annual rankings began in 1987. It has ranked first in student selectivity — a measurement of student quality based on Medical College Admission Test scores, undergraduate grade-point average and the proportion of applicants selected — every year since 1998.
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