Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people, School of Medicine researchers found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week increases the risk of premature death by 20 percent.
At its Oct. 4-5 meeting, the university’s Board of Trustees elected Andrew Newman as vice chair and chair-elect and heard updates on the university’s endowment and the Leading Together campaign.
Radiation oncologist Carl J. DeSelm, MD, PhD, has been honored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his visionary research to harness the immune system to fight cancer.
President Donald Trump touts the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as a way to boost the American economy. But it may not have an impact on reducing prescription costs for U.S. consumers, said drug pricing expert Rachel Sachs.
Washington University faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in a universitywide conversation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in Brown Hall about the July incident when some incoming students were stopped by Clayton police officers after leaving a restaurant.
Xiang Hui, of Olin Business School, co-writes an op-ed in The Washington Post about the future and promise of artificial intelligence and the need to ensure it benefits the masses.
Rebecca Wanzo, of Arts & Sciences, will examine the work of artist Sanford Biggers as part of a panel discussion titled “Re: Black Visual Mourning” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
James Janetka, of the School of Medicine, is this year’s St. Louis winner of the American Chemical Society Award. The honor is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of chemistry. A symposium and a banquet will be held Nov. 2.
University engineers led by Young-Shin Jun used state-of-the-art imaging techniques to discover how calcium carbonate nanoparticles nucleate, which is important for those manufacturing the carbonate nanomaterials and controlling metal carbonation during CO2 sequestration. The research was published in Communications Chemistry.
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Rebecca Wanzo, of Arts & Sciences, will examine the work of artist Sanford Biggers as part of a panel discussion titled “Re: Black Visual Mourning” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
James Janetka, of the School of Medicine, is this year’s St. Louis winner of the American Chemical Society Award. The honor is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of chemistry. A symposium and a banquet will be held Nov. 2.