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Olin Brookings Commission Recommends Policies to Manage ‘Silver Tsunami’ Impact

With thoughtful planning and policy interventions, the impending wave of small business ownership transitions coming as baby boomers retire can create opportunities for expanded employee ownership and greater inclusivity in business leadership,...
15-Oct-2024 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily’s First Residents

Archaeological surveys led by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island.
3-Oct-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

3 From WashU Receive Prestigious NIH Director’s Awards

Three researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have received highly competitive and prestigious NIH Director’s awards, totaling $10 million in “High Risk, High Reward” medical research funding to be used over the next five years.
9-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Viruses Found Hiding in Lungs’ Immune Cells Long After Initial Illness

A study by researchers at WashU Medicine shows that respiratory viruses can hide out in immune cells in the lungs long after the initial symptoms of an infection have resolved, creating a persistently inflammatory environment that promotes the...
29-Sep-2024 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

$12 Million Grant Aimed at Probing How Vaccines Induce Lasting Immunity

Researchers at WashU Medicine have received a $12 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to identify the factors that are responsible for long-lasting immunity against disease.
26-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Nickolas to lead Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases

Thomas Nickolas, MD, has been named the next director of the Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He comes to WashU Medicine from Columbia University and will...
26-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Census Data Reveals Significant Drop in Uninsured Missourians

The uninsured rate in Missouri has dropped significantly, according to a new analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at Washington University in St. Louis.
24-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Language Agents Help Large Language Models “Think” Better and Cheaper

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis devise an agent to help large language models think.
24-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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WashU Expert: NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission Science Goals

15-Oct-2024 6:45 AM EDT

WashU Expert: How Climate Change Impacts Fall Foliage

11-Oct-2024 6:05 AM EDT

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WashU Expert: Strike Will Test U.S. Supply Chain Resiliency

Panos Kouvelis, director of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses the impact of the port workers’ strike on supply chain inventory and prices.
1-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT