Washington University /tags/washington-university Washington University en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT Life sciences company Varro sees a big and bright future in St. Louis /economy-business/2025-02-17/life-sciences-company-varro-bright-future-st-louis The company is developing diagnostic devices that can detect airborne pathogens in just minutes. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-02-17/life-sciences-company-varro-bright-future-st-louis Eric Schmid Federal cuts to research grants could be ‘devastating’ for Missouri schools /health-science-environment/2025-02-13/federal-cuts-to-research-grants-could-be-devastating-for-missouri-schools The proposed cap on grants is part of a raft of sweeping federal cost-cutting measures put in place by the Trump administration. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-13/federal-cuts-to-research-grants-could-be-devastating-for-missouri-schools Sarah Fentem Students invent new adaptive tech during 10-day Make-a-Thon blitz /health-science-environment/2025-02-10/washington-university-make-a-thon-invention-disabilities For 10 days this winter, students at Washington University worked around the clock to create adaptive devices for people with disabilities. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-10/washington-university-make-a-thon-invention-disabilities Sarah Fentem New Wash U student NAACP chapter looks to get more young people civically engaged /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-27/washington-university-st-louis-student-naacp-chapter-civically-engaged This January, Wash U students can join a new on-campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Student leaders want the campus to become more politically involved. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-27/washington-university-st-louis-student-naacp-chapter-civically-engaged Andrea Y. Henderson In East St. Louis, collard enthusiasts are applying serious science to rare varieties /health-science-environment/2024-12-24/east-st-louis-collard-green-science-preservation-rare-varieties-leafy-green How rare collard greens stewarded by generations of southerners ended up in an East St. Louis greenhouse. Plus, how they might help feed more people amid climate change. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-24/east-st-louis-collard-green-science-preservation-rare-varieties-leafy-green Kate Grumke Enterprise family gives $50 million to Wash U neuroscientists /news-briefs/2024-12-13/enterprise-family-gives-50-million-to-wash-u-neuroscientists Andrew Taylor and his wife, Barbara, gave the gift in appreciation for care he received from Washington University neurologists during a recent Illness. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:33:06 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-13/enterprise-family-gives-50-million-to-wash-u-neuroscientists Sarah Fentem Sam Fox, St. Louis entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as a U.S. ambassador, dies at 95 /2024-12-04/sam-fox-st-louis-entreprenuer-philanthropist-dies-95 Fox founded the Harbour Group, was a donor to St. Louis educational and cultural institutions and served as a U.S. ambassador to Belgium. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:19:35 GMT /2024-12-04/sam-fox-st-louis-entreprenuer-philanthropist-dies-95 Gloria S. Ross What St. Louis needs to make a competitive bid for the WNBA /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-13/what-st-louis-needs-to-make-a-competitive-bid-for-the-wnba Alongside investors Richard Chaifetz and David Hoffman, NBA player Jayson Tatum hopes to bring a WNBA franchise to St. Louis. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-13/what-st-louis-needs-to-make-a-competitive-bid-for-the-wnba Jada Jones, Emily Woodbury NASA mission will determine if a moon of Jupiter can sustain life /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-11/nasa-mission-will-determine-if-a-moon-of-jupiter-can-sustain-life The data Europa Clipper receives will help scientists develop a better sense of the moon's structure, what materials may exist within it and whether it could sustain life. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-11/nasa-mission-will-determine-if-a-moon-of-jupiter-can-sustain-life Emily Woodbury St. Louisans mourn the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, deaths in Gaza, and a year of shared pain /government-politics-issues/2024-10-08/st-louis-israel-palestine-hamas-war-october-7-attacks-anniversary St. Louis-area residents are remembering the lives lost since the October 2023 attacks on Israelis while navigating fears and divisions sparked by the subsequent prolonged war in Gaza. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-08/st-louis-israel-palestine-hamas-war-october-7-attacks-anniversary Jeremy D. Goodwin