Friday, May 6, 2016

Top Stories

Extended use of drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux may lead to serious kidney damage, including kidney failure, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

Obituary: Mokhtar H. Gado, professor emeritus of radiology, 84

Mokhtar H. Gado, MD, professor emeritus and for decades a leading researcher at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the School of Medicine, died of colon cancer April 28 in St. Louis. He was 84.

Events

Noon Monday, May 9

‘Goals of care at the end of life’

4:15 p.m. Monday, May

Gut microbiota and childhood undernutrition seminar

Noon Tuesday, May 10

Translating data into therapies, disease insights

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Campus Announcements

Free rowing classes offered this month

The Washington University Crew Club will host free “learn to row” classes on May 14 and 21, both Saturdays, at Creve Coeur Lake.

Social Photo of the Week

Up, up and away

WashU in the News

College debt is much worse for black students

CNBC

Breaking down brain barriers to fight cancer

Reuters

Drones posing threat to medical helicopters

KSDK News

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Campus Voices

‘Why the stakes are so high for the Black Panther’

Rebecca Wanzo, of Arts & Sciences, writes a piece for The Conversation about the Black Panther, the storied character headed to movie screens and to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new comic series.

Notables

Victoria Fraser receives award Victoria J. Fraser, MD, head of the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, has received the Citation of Merit from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The honor is given to alumni who have performed outstanding work in their fields.

Research Wire

Spencer Lake, assistant professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, recently received a $325,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the role of mechanical force on tendons at the nanoscale level. The hope is to someday help better manage injuries and offer more effective prevention strategies.

Class Acts

Moving forward

Mary Clemens with daughters Mary Clemens draws inspiration for her studies from motherhood and family loss. She is set to earn her master of liberal arts degree this month from University College, all while working full time and raising four daughters with her husband, Rick. Read more about outstanding graduating students on the Commencement website.

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