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Civic leader, educational pioneer and philanthropist Robert S. Brookings played a pivotal role in the development of the St. Louis region, including creating what now is WUSTL’s Danforth Campus. He will be honored Wednesday and Thursday, June 22 and 23, with a lecture and a star on St. Louis’ Walk of Fame.
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The body’s ability to perform simple tasks like flexing muscles or feeling pain depends, in large part, on myelin, an insulating layer of fats and proteins that speeds the propagation of nerve cell signals. Scientists have identified a gene in mice that controls whether certain cells in the peripheral nervous system can make myelin.
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Luis Zayas, PhD, the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor of Social Work at the Brown School, brings compelling personal stories and nearly 40 years of research to his new book, Latinas Attempting Suicide: When Cultures, Families and Daughters Collide, published by Oxford University Press.
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Ozioma (localhealthdata.org) is a new tool from WUSTL’s Health Communication Research Laboratory designed to increase the amount of locally relevant health information in communities through media. Ozioma allows users to search for health data from more than 60 reliable sources — all in one place.
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Lt. Gen. George J. Flynn, deputy commandant for combat development and integration for the U.S. Marine Corps, will share experiences from his 30-year military career at a Leadership Symposium Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, at Olin Business School. The event, part of Marine Week festivities taking place in St. Louis June 20-26, is free and open to the public.
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Saturday, June 18, 2 p.m.
Professor emerita in Performing Arts Dept. and a major figure in St. Louis dance community. Edison Theatre, located in Mallinckrodt Center, 6445 Forsyth Blvd. Info: (314) 935-5858.
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Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies interns at local startup ventures will host panel discussions from 2:30-4 p.m. each Friday during the summer, beginning June 17.
Kemper Art Museum will host a free screening of Dr. Strangelove at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, in its east parking lot. The movie is being offered in conjunction with the exhibition Cosima von Bonin: Character Appropriation.
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Mutch embodies the School of Medicine’s tripartite mission.
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Head football coach Larry Kindbom will welcome 38 new faces to the football program for the opening of camp Aug. 12. Football’s Class of 2015 features students from 16 U.S. states.
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