Decades-long quest leads to new antibiotic compounds
A multidisciplinary team led by chemist Timothy Wencewicz in Arts & Sciences repurposed an antimalarial drug in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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Questioning Shaw in Callais
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a Shaw challenge to Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan. This is the first time the Court will hear a voting rights case since Justice Thomas shocked the voting rights community with his renunciation of Shaw in Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP, writes Travis Crum.
Opioid overdose treatment bypasses brain, eases side effects
Jose Moron-Concepcion and Brian Ruyle, in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, explain in a podcast episode their research into creating a safer treatment for opioid overdoses.
Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs to you talk to them instead
Democracy challenges us to participate in more ways than simply by voting. It challenges everyone to understand those around us and seek what is in the collective best interest, writes Betsy Sinclair.
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WashU balloon goes over big
For the first time, WashU sponsored a hot air balloon in the Great Forest Park Balloon Race, an annual hot air balloon festival held in Forest Park. “Time Traveler” was among the dozens of entrants that delighted the STL community Sept. 15-16, 2023.
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The United States of no states?
What would America look like if there were no state governments? Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at WashU Law, tackles that question in his new book, “Reimagining the American Union: The Case for Abolishing State Government,” published by Cambridge University Press.