Parking provides summer updates
Parking and Transportation Services reminds the WashU community about Danforth Campus parking permit availability and Metro U-Pass registration, and provides an update on summer construction work.
A dog’s work: Rescue animal goes all in for wildlife conservation
The legacy of Train, a retriever who assisted in conservation research, continues with a new study and a statue in Argentina.
Members of the remembrance committee
The Committee to Examine Remembrance and Commemoration comprises faculty, staff, students and administrators.
The Malfunction of U.S. Education Policy
Elite Misinformation, Disinformation, and Selfishness
Phelps, LA ’75, writes that biased and inefficient information dissemination has degraded U.S. education research and policy since the year 2001, when a set of policies began, such as: Billions from the federal government and wealthy foundations have transformed many once-independent national education organizations into “cargo cult” dependents and promoters of the new order, intolerant […]
Washington University Statement on Transgender Center
Upon learning of the allegations published in The Free Press on February 9, we immediately launched a comprehensive and in-depth assessment of practices and care provided at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Investing in a competitive advantage
Eric Upin advocates for the power of the endowment to draw talent, expand opportunity and grow
the university’s impact.
Grant supports training physician-scientists in cancer research
School of Medicine researchers have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support training and mentorship for early-career physician-scientists. This funding opportunity will provide support for early-career physicians pursuing careers in cancer research.
Photo opportunity: Thurtene Carnival returns to Washington University April 14-16
Thurtene Carnival, the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival, returns to Washington University this weekend. Hours are 4-8 p.m. Friday, April 14, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16.
Media advisory: ‘African Modernism in America’ exhibition preview
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will host a press preview of the exhibition “African Modernism in America” at 10 a.m. Friday, March 10. The exhibition opens to the public that evening.
Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome
School of Medicine researchers have identified a possible treatment strategy for some bone marrow failure syndromes. These syndromes lead to an increased risk of developing dangerous infections, anemia and an increased risk of blood cancers.
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