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by Mychal A. Voorhees, MA, Health Literacy & Community Outreach Coordinator, Bernard Becker Medical Library One of the key components of any health program is communication. How do we let people know what we are trying to do? How do we get people...

For those in the St. Louis area: February of next year, St. Louis University and Washington University will be co-presenting an interdisciplinary symposium to celebrate the 500-year anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), founder of...

The Dec. 2 meeting of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees focused on undergraduate education, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The board also elected a new trustee. Alumnus Joseph F. Wayland, AB ‘79, executive vice president...

James Moores Ball (1862–1929) was an ophthalmologist in St. Louis, Missouri, who excelled as a medical historian and collector of rare and historic books about the history of anatomy. During his lifetime, he was best known as the author of a comprehensive...

"Altmetrics" refers to methods of measuring scholarly impact using Web-based social media. Why does it matter? In many academic fields, attaining scholarly prestige means publishing research articles in important scholarly journals. However, many in...