One of the world’s largest neuroscience research buildings was dedicated Jan. 18 at Washington University in St. Louis. Also celebrated was the 11-story Medical Campus building’s new name: the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building, in recognition of a gift from Fort, a longtime university supporter.
Some Source stories from years past continue to attract new readers. Here, we check in with Washington University in St. Louis researchers in linguistics, psychology, engineering and other disciplines to learn more about their work and how the research has progressed.
Members of the Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association will receive the annual Rosa L. Parks Award during Washington University in St. Louis' Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at Graham Chapel.
The School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis will welcome its new dean July 1. Stefanie A. Lindquist is a nationally recognized constitutional law and U.S. Supreme Court expert.
Research led by Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, in the John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the focus of a $15 million pledge from philanthropist Jeffrey T. Fort to accelerate research and develop new treatments for diseases that cause vision loss.