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Kinetic Field Work, the 2011 Washington University Dance Theatre event, takes place this weekend, Dec. 2, 3 and 4, in Edison Theatre. The annual showcase this year features more than 50 student dancers, selected by audition, performing new and original works by seven faculty and guest choreographers.
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Researchers at the School of Medicine, including Stuart A. Kornfeld, MD, have obtained new evidence — the first of its kind — that at least some persistent stuttering is caused by mutations in a gene governing not speech, but a metabolic pathway involved in recycling old cell parts.
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Traditionally, fossil-hunters often could only make educated guesses as to where fossils lie. But thanks to a software model used by WUSTL professor Glenn Conroy, PhD, and researchers at Western Michigan University, fossil-hunters’ reliance on luck when finding fossils may be diminishing. Using artificial neural networks, Conroy and colleagues developed a computer model that can pinpoint productive fossil sites.
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Should weather conditions create hazardous travel conditions, the university will take into consideration the safety of the faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the severe weather. In the unlikely event that WUSTL alters the work and/or class schedule, an announcement will be posted on the main web page, wustl.edu, as well as aired by a number of local media outlets.
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The following are among the new faculty members at WUSTL: Joseph Cullen, PhD; Amr Farahat, PhD; Exequiel Hernández, PhD; Baojun Jiang, PhD; Ping C. Lieser, PhD; Asaf Manela, PhD; Matthew Ringgenberg, PhD; and Adina Sterling, PhD. Others will be introduced periodically.
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7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29
“The Future of the Senate: The Case for Reform,” third of three-part series. Steven S. Smith, dir., Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. Free and open to the public. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Moot Courtroom. (314) 935-5652.
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There is still time to make changes, but act now. The annual health open enrollment period for the health/dental or dental-only plans, the health- and child-care flex spending plans, the Health Savings Account and the Retirement Medical Savings Account ends tomorrow, Nov. 30.
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Oncologist tirelessly seeks causes of breast cancer. FULL STORY
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Coach Nancy Fahey became the fastest women’s basketball coach in NCAA history to reach 600 career wins with a 62-52 victory over Hendrix College Nov. 26 at the WU Field House. Fahey reached the 600-win milestone in just her 706th career game at WUSTL.
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