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Discovery of Neandertal trait in ancient skull raises new questions about...
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of ScienceThe Xujiayao 15 late archaic human temporal bone from northern China with the extracted temporal labyrinth...
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Federal regulatory spending rises most at agencies funded by industry fees
While tight budgets are constraining regulatory spending at many federal agencies, those that garner funding from industry fees are using these revenue streams to fund substantial increases in...
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Maffly-Kipp receives prize for research in African-American religion and history
Laurie Maffly-Kipp, PhD, gives the keynote talk at an event in which she received the 2014 James W.C. Pennington Award for her research on African-American religion and history.Laurie Maffly-Kipp, PhD,...
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Schaal named to national Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research board
Schaal Barbara Schaal, PhD, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and the Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, is one of 15 distinguished scientists...
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Expecting to teach enhances learning, recall
People learn better and recall more when given the impression that they will soon have to teach newly acquired material to someone else, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis....
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Baby zebra is latest success in university-zoo research partnership
Courtesy of Saint Louis ZooA female Grevy's zebra foal (pronunciation rhymes with Chevy) was born at the Saint Louis Zoo June 22. Makena (mah-KAY-nah), which means "happy one" in the East African...
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Finding quantum lines of desire
Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosKater Murch (right), assistant professor of physics, and junior Chris Munley work with the equipment that can map a quantum device's trajectory between two points in quantum...
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Theatre for Social Change
Annette Burris, advisor in the Office for International Students and Scholars, and Jamie Pitt, coordinator of the School of Medicine’s Standardized Patient Program, run through scenes as part of...
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Unintended consequences: More high school math, science linked to more dropouts
Robert BostonAs math and science requirements for high school graduation have become more rigorous, dropout rates across the United States have risen, according to research at Washington University in...
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McCune to direct Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships
Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., PhD, has been named director of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program at Washington University in St. Louis.McCune Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New...
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Study suggests young people support LGBT rights, but priorities differ by race
Photo courtesy of Black Youth ProjectA recent survey finds that many young people of color disagree with same-sex marriage being the top priority of the LGBT agenda, pointing instead to other issues...
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Obituary: William E. Cornelius, emeritus trustee and alumnus, 82
Cornelius William E. Cornelius, emeritus trustee and alumnus of Washington University in St. Louis, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at his home in Huntleigh, Mo. He was 82. Cornelius, the former...
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2010 Chilean earthquake triggered icequakes in Antarctica
Courtesy of Doug WiensA seismic network recently installed on the West Antarctic ice sheet unexpectedly picked up icequakes triggered by a strong but distant earthquake. Here, Doug Wiens, professor of...
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Can large introductory science courses teach students to learn effectively?
Monica Duwel/WUSTLIf a stone aboard a boat is dropped in the water, does the level of the water rise, sink or stay the same? An innovative physics course at Washington University coaxes students to...
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Faculty experts available to comment on Ferguson unrest
Faculty listed below are available for media interviews. Please contact the Public Affairs staff members listed to the right for assistance.Garrett Duncan Associate Professor of Education and of...
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PAD to present “Dance Close Up” Sept. 4-6
Mary Jean Cowell and Cynthia Kahn will perform "Ebb and Flow" as part of the 2014 "Dance Close Up" concert. Hires images upon request.Look. Listen. Inhale. Exhale.In “December,” David Marchant...
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Students participate in inaugural global health research program
Robert BostonSecond-year medical student Laura Bliss holds a slide containing cells from a patient treated for a bladder problem. As a participant in the Global Health Center's inaugural summer...
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Experiments explain why some liquids are ‘fragile’ and others are ‘strong’
Mehran Moghtadai/GNU Free Documentation LicenseGlass is a liquid that has lost its ability to flow and so instead of taking the shape of its container can itself serve as a container. Only recently has...
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Obituary: D. Tab Rasmussen, professor of anthropology, 56
D. Tab Rasmussen, PhD, professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, after an accident at his home in Edwardsville, Ill. He was...
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Scientists map the ‘editing marks’ on fly, worm, human genomes
iStock and Creative CommonsD. melanogaster, the fruit fly, (top) has served for more than 100 years as a model for human biology, while the transparent worm C. elegans (bottom) is a comparative...
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