Washington University

St. Louis Engineers Put Homemade Mask Materials To The Test, As N95 Supply Dwindles

Shahla Farzan

With skyrocketing demand and limited supplies of protective gear, hospital workers across the U.S. have been fashioning their own makeshift masks during…

Two students walk down the long stairwell in front of Brookings Administration Building at Washington University in St. Louis. (photo taken March 19, 2020)

Economy & Business

Wash U To Furlough About 1,300 Employees, Many At Medical Campus, Amid Pandemic

Ryan Delaney

Updated at 5:45 p.m. with comments from the chief health care officer of the Association of American Medical CollegesWashington University’s health care…

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere are investigating whether transfusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 can prevent or treat the disease.

Health, Science & Environment

Wash U Researchers To Begin Testing Century-Old Technique To Fight COVID-19

Eli Chen

Updated at 2:52 p.m. with comments from Dr. Jeffrey HendersonWashington University researchers will soon begin testing a century-old technique that could…

Health, Science & Environment

Q&A: Debunking Myths About COVID-19, Treatment, Vaccines With Wash U's Michael Kinch

Evie Hemphill

Many aspects of everyday life and commerce are grinding to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the online world remains as frenetic as ever. And…

The Labadie Energy Center was one of two Ameren Missouri power plants involved in the data breach.

Government, Politics & Issues

Ameren Missouri Equipment Supplier Targeted In Ransomware Attack

Shahla Farzan

Ransomware attackers have stolen data from a third-party vendor that supplies utility equipment to Ameren Missouri power plants.Dozens of data files from…

Painter John William Waterhouse depicts a scene from the frame story of Boccaccio's "Decameron."

Arts

What A 14th-Century Italian Novel Teaches Us About Social Distancing

Sarah Fenske

When a plague swept 14th-century Florence, killing more than half the city’s population, wealthy Italians turned to social distancing. One small group’s…

Rebecca Lester is an associate professor of sociocultural anthropology and a licensed clinical social worker.

Health, Science & Environment

A Conversation With The Author Of 'Famished: Eating Disorders And Failed Care In America'

Emily Woodbury

According to Washington University’s Rebecca Lester, eating disorders are among the most misunderstood medical conditions. For instance, she says, there’s…

The new Sumers Welcome center employees a glass, curtain wall design. [9/27/19]

Education

How 9 Metro St. Louis Universities Are Responding To Coronavirus Fears

Holly Edgell

Updated at 8:40 p.m. March 13, with new information about St. Louis University and the University of Missouri System There are no known cases of COVID-19…

Postdoctoral researchers Adam Bailey and Brett Case work on a vaccine to prevent the disease caused by the new coronavirus in a laboratory at the Washington University Medical Campus in March 2020.

Health, Science & Environment

Wash U Scientists Are Developing A Coronavirus Vaccine

Eli Chen

As the number of COVID-19 cases climbs in the U.S., scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine are working on a vaccine to prevent the…

Leonard Green is a professor of psychological and brain sciences and economics at Washington University.

Health, Science & Environment

Lent, Self-Control And Some Tips For More Successful Attempts At Lifestyle Changes

Evie Hemphill

’Tis the season for attempted lifestyle changes and vice-forsaking of all sorts. For the more resolute, perhaps a new 2020 goal has really started to…