Seven current and former WUSTL students, collectively known as “The Force,” took home the top prize of $50,000 during the GlobalHack event.
Kuumba goes “unrehearsed”
The “Unrehearsed” project is about instinct, impulse, and inspiration between strangers.
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on February 10, 2014
Chasing the Cup
Epi Squared, a student-team finalist in the Olin Cup business plan competition, is developing a device to ease epileptic seizures.
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on February 7, 2014
Sam Fox School alum wins fashion grant
Jordana Warmflash, BFA ’07, is one of the recipients of a $25,000 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award to help showcase her designs at New York’s Fall 2014 Fashion Week.
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on February 4, 2014
Arvidson celebrates 10 years of Opportunity Mars mission
Ray Arvidson, PhD, deputy principal investigator of the dual-rover mission, delivers whirlwind tour of the rover’s adventures and discoveries.
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on January 24, 2014
Chess championships return to St. Louis
St. Louis has firmly planted itself as the defacto home of chess. This marks the sixth consecutive year the U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship will be held in St. Louis.
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on January 23, 2014
NPR host highlights celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration at WUSTL will include a number of free events, from lectures to performances.
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on January 18, 2014
Alumnus Jim McKelvey talks about tech startups on Bloomberg TV
Jim McKelvey, AB/BS ’87, co-founder of Square Inc., talks about the outlook for the technology startups in St. Louis.
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on January 15, 2014
Top 10 Images of 2013
As the new year begins, WUSTL Photographer James Byard shares his top 10 images of 2013.
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on January 13, 2014
The brain, in exquisite detail
Deanna Barch is one of the researchers at Washington University working on the first interactive wiring diagram of the living, working human brain.
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on January 9, 2014
Jason Wang’s Xi’an Famous Foods has lines out the door
Serving hearty comfort food from the central China city of Xi’an, chef and owner Jason Wang, BSBA ’09, has opened additional restaurant locations.
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on January 3, 2014
Frontrunners
Bears fans had a lot to cheer about during the fall season, including three UAA championship teams: women’s soccer, men’s cross country and football.
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on December 26, 2013
Carrick covers lunches, finals, and traveling
Learn about the ins and outs of being a sophomore architecture student from Carrick’s blog.
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on December 23, 2013
A Career That Fits to a T
Ben Kiel, BFA ’01, has turned a love of letters into a niche profession. Kiel, who recently played a pivotal role in updating the look of The New Yorker, shares his experiences.
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on December 20, 2013
State-of-the-art secondary ion mass spectrometer installed on campus
The instrument, called the Cameca SIMS ims7f-geo, is one of three secondary ion mass spectrometers (SIMS) in the world.
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on December 16, 2013
Danica’s goal: Achieving environmental justice through impactful legislation
After completing a course on environmental justice issues, Junior Danica Yu interned at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) on Capitol Hill.
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on December 11, 2013
The Stereotypes: Rocking out on campus
The all-male a cappella ensemble released a new four-song EP featuring the hit songs “Radioactive” and “Some Nights.”
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on December 9, 2013
Joshua Aiken named Rhodes Scholar
Senior Joshua Aiken was one of 32 Americans chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. Aiken plans to study the refugee experience.
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on November 27, 2013
