If you want to republish news or posts from another source, the WashU Web Theme gives you an easy way to link straight to the original. No need to copy and paste the entire article, which can confuse your readers and search engines alike.
In the example below, posts with external links are indicated with a pop-out window icon.
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Shown below: Latest Posts block; grid layout with two columns; displaying author, date, excerpt and thumbnail; ordered newest to oldest; pulling in all categories; four posts per page; WashU News Links for Posts activated to allow external linking.
Microbiome researcher Jeffrey Gordon wins Copley Medal (Links to an external site)
Gordon is honored for his studies of human gut microbial communities which have led to a fundamental shift in the way scientists understand the relationship between microbes, health and disease. His discoveries have shed new light on, among other things, the origins of two pressing global health problems: obesity and childhood malnutrition.
WashU Expert: Dantas advice to Trump Administration (Links to an external site)
President Trump touts his interest in promoting American greatness. I implore him and his team to champion the scientific process as a necessary pillar in achieving such greatness.
Alzheimer’s prevention trial to evaluate third drug (Links to an external site)
An international team led by the School of Medicine has selected a third investigational drug to be tested in a worldwide clinical trial — already underway — aimed at finding treatments to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Database to collect research on cancer mutations (Links to an external site)
School of Medicine researchers developed an online “knowledgebase” intended to gather and organize the vast body of knowledge known as cancer genomics. The hope is that clinicians can better identify mutations in tumors and targeted drugs.