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Every day we make thousands of tiny predictions — when the bus will arrive, who is knocking on the door, whether the dropped glass will break. Now, in one of the first studies of its kind, researchers in the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences are beginning to unravel the process by which the brain makes these everyday prognostications.
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A Brown School study on the experiences of graduate students over 40 focuses on pathways to graduate school, students’ experience in the classroom and postgraduate careers. “Educational institutions have been trying to figure out their role in keeping up with the needs of our aging society,” says Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, the Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work.
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The same trait that makes a rare immune cell invaluable in fighting some infections also can be exploited by other diseases to cause harm, two new medical school studies show. By studying the basic functions of these cells, scientists are laying the groundwork to use them to fight infections. The cells also appear to be essential for some cancer vaccines.
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This fall, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present Precarious Worlds: Contemporary Art from Germany, one of four major exhibitions slated for this academic year. Also opening this fall is Tomás Saraceno: Cloud-Specific. Spring exhibitions are John Stezaker, the first major solo museum exhibition of works by this contemporary British artist, and Balázs Kicsiny: Killing Time.
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Olin Business School has announced the appointment of Paula Crews as associate dean and director of marketing and communications for the undergraduate and graduate business school at Washington University.
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4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29
“Sex, Chromosomes, and the Origin of Gender.” James Umen, assoc. member and principal investigator, Danforth Plant Science Center. Free and open to the public. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. Contact: (314) 935-6860.
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To celebrate its renovation and welcome the campus community to explore the updated facility, the Campus Store is hosting a Back-to-School Bash from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today. Festivities include a DJ, carnival games, snow cones and pizza (served at noon). Prizes ranging from a digital camera, bike and gift cards will be awarded throughout the day.
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From music to medicine, Mann finds his passion in healing arts. FULL STORY
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The volleyball team was ranked No. 3 in the country in the 2011 American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Bears were 35-4 last year and advanced to the NCAA semifinal. Defending Division III national champion Calvin College received 23 first-place votes to earn the top spot in the poll.
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