ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton has announced his plan to retire as second-longest serving chancellor in campus history in 2019. Wrighton, who has served 22 years as Washington U chancellor, shared the news with the university’s Board of Trustees at its fall meeting Friday. The chair of the Board of Trustees, Craig Schnuck,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body was found on the campus of Washington University. Authorities say the discovery was made Friday morning at a construction site on the along Skinker Boulevard and Brooking drive on the Danforth Campus.Construction was immediately halted. Washington University released this statement about the incident: “A Washington…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal agency is conducting three Title IX investigations at Washington University in St. Louis — two related to allegations of sexual assault and the third a complaint about sexual harassment. Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Jill Friedman said Wednesday that the investigations are being conducted by the U.S. Department of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Washington University has lifted its suspension of the men’s soccer team after concluding the squad didn’t violate the school’s sexual harassment policy. The men’s team was suspended in December for what the university said were sexually explicit comments and other inappropriate behavior toward the women’s team. Details haven’t been revealed, but…
Dr. Dan Brennan, from Washington University, joined John Carney to talk about an article posted in a scientific journal called “Cell” which talked about how scientist have created human-pig embryos.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A new study by Washington University in St. Louis researchers has found that current safety standards to protect welders from harmful fumes may be inadequate. Dr. Brad A. Racette, senior author of the study, tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the research showed that the more exposure one had to airborne manganese,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Washington University in St. Louis has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down the throats of babies, effectively ending the practice in the U.S., according to a medical ethics group. The Washington University School of Medicine said in a statement on Monday that after…
American Icon, Ken Bone, joined Martin Kilcoyne and John Carney to talk about his recent rise to fame and of course the red sweater.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Maybe it was the compliments they’d just given each other. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shook hands after the debate ended, something they refused to do 90 minutes earlier. The debate was especially icy at the outset, replete with talk of sexual impropriety and Trump threatening to jail Clinton over her…
Sister Jan Hayes, media ethics expert and professor at Webster University, joined Martin to talk about debate procedure ahead of the debate at Washington University. She also talked about whether or not it is alright to interrupt your opponent.