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Brown fat cells provide hope for obesity research
National researchers in cell biology have identified proteins that turn normal skin cells into brown fat cells, which use energy to generate heat.
Record numbers at undergraduate research symposium
Across the hall from an analysis of pedophilic overtones in haute couture, a group of students demonstrated a robot they built that follows moving sounds. Just outside, art students sold glass earrings alongside multicolored paintings of dead fish on plywood. This year’s fall Undergraduate Research Symposium saw a record number of participants and, according to the program coordinator, an unusually diverse variety of topics.
Government increases science research funding for WU through stimulus
Science researchers at the University say they are enjoying a spike in federal funding, thanks in large part to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Medical school clears Kuklo of false-data charge
A Washington University committee has cleared former medical school researcher Timothy Kuklo of allegations that he falsified research in a military study, but found that he had engaged in other research misconduct.
Timothy Kuklo resigns from medical school after federal probe into study
Timothy Kuklo, a researcher and professor at the Washington University School of Medicine, has voluntarily resigned after allegedly falsifying a study, a school spokesman confirmed Wednesday evening.
Despite market, Wrighton pushes need for research
With the administration planning administrative cutbacks and students concerned about financial aid and job prospects, Washington University continues to feel the effects of the ongoing economic crisis.
The state of the economy has had a profound impact on the job market. According to the Bureau of Labor, the national unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in [...]
Wolves on the move at Tyson
The Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, a wolf sanctuary that has pulled several species away from the brink of extinction, will be moving from its home of 37 years at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center to one of the most pristine areas of the Ozarks—provided it can acquire sufficient funding.
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