Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Brahms Dec. 9
St. Louis Symphony cellist Bjorn Ranheim works with WUSTL musicians as part of the mentoring program Symphony in Your College. Photo by Jamie Perkins.The hope was to repair a friendship.Joseph Joachim...
View ArticleUniversity College Preview Night Dec. 12
University College — the professional and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis — is hosting Preview Night for the spring 2014 semester at 7 p.m....
View ArticleListeners can distinguish voices of tall versus short people, study finds
Our voice can reveal a lot about us: our age, our gender, and now – it seems – our height as well. A new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, UCLA, and Indiana University found...
View ArticleGreat chemistry, choreography and costumes make the Stereotypes a hit
courtesy PhotoThe Stereotypes, one of Washington University in St. Louis' 11 a cappella groups, perform during the Mr. Stereotype pageant on campus in 2012. Ask junior Kevin Vondrak what makes...
View ArticleTyson designated an Earth Observatory
Jonathan A. MyersLight filters through the canopy at WUSTL's Tyson Research Center at dawn. The forest, just designated a ForestGEO, will become part of an early warning system for the effects of...
View ArticleBreaking down stress: Student volunteers on track to set free-backrub record...
Whitney curtis/WUSTL PhotosWashington University in St. Louis sophomore Delia Chassaing (left), a member of Stressbusters, gives a free backrub massage to freshman Amanda Gallop at Ursa's Fireside....
View ArticleBreaking down stress: 10 foods that help bust stress
This is the second in a series of stories looking at stress. Next up: How meditation, breathing and exercise can reduce stress. Yes, our prehistoric ancestors had to fend off saber-toothed cats and...
View ArticleActive-Learning Classroom blends old and new to promote student learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6C4dSFldvIAt first glance, the Active-Learning Classroom (ALC) on the lower level of Eads Hall looks more like an inviting group-study lounge than a classroom.The ALC...
View ArticleTrustees meet, discuss challenges, opportunities for School of Medicine
The Friday, Dec. 6, meeting of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees focused on the challenges and opportunities for the School of Medicine, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton....
View ArticleThe holidays come early for WUSTL scientists
http://youtu.be/KXrFwxqhnkEA large wooden crate was delivered to the Compton Hall loading dock Dec. 4, direct from Paris. The crate contained a fabulous new instrument that Washington University in St....
View ArticleWUSTL faculty, administrators recognize December degree candidates
mary butkus/WUSTL PhotosChancellor Mark S. Wrighton congratulates Gabriel I. Weil (left), a candidate for a bachelor's degree in psychology, in Arts & Sciences, during Washington University in St....
View ArticleSteven Sater on 'The transports of memory' (video)
Whitney Curtis/WUSTL Photos (2)Playwright Steven Sater talks with students in Edison Theatre at Washington University in St. Louis. With its blunt depictions of adolescent sexuality and startling...
View ArticleFour faculty recognized for their achievements
SID HASTINGS/WUSTL PhotosJames V. Wertsch, PhD (left), vice chancellor for international affairs, director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts...
View Article‘Among idiots, Indians, minors, and females’
A few years ago, when David Browman, PhD, professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, read his graduate student’s thesis on the early figures in Americanist...
View ArticleCat domestication traced to Chinese farmers 5,300 years ago
Wikipedia CommonsThe Near Eastern Wildcat, native to Western Asia and Africa, is believed to be the primary ancestor of all domestic cats now living around the globe. Five-thousand years before it was...
View ArticleLaw professor conducts workshop on constitutional reform for Burmese leaders
Law A multiweek visit to the United States by Burmese lawmakers kicked off with a two-day intensive workshop on constitutional reform conducted by David S. Law, JD, PhD, professor of law and of...
View ArticleOdor receptors discovered in lungs
Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa have shown that your...
View ArticleCampus Voices
Campus Voices is a place to showcase more voices from around Washington University in St. Louis, from blogs managed by schools, faculty, staff or students to experts commenting on breaking news to...
View ArticleCornerstone provides foundation for academic achievement
James ByardArts & Sciences senior Greg Opara, a standout student both inside and outside the classroom, appreciates the support he has received through Cornerstone, Washington University’s Center...
View ArticleThe Wonder Bread Years Jan. 24 and 25
Pat Hazell brings The Wonder Bread Years to Edison Theatre Jan. 24 and 25.Download hires image.The food was terrible.Kool-Aid, Manwich, Jiffy Pop, Twinkies, Spam (back when the word referred to...
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