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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

 
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First detailed timeline established for brain’s descent into Alzheimer’s

Scientists have assembled the most detailed chronology to date of the human brain’s long, slow slide into full-blown Alzheimer’s disease. Through an international research partnership, scientists, including first author Randall Bateman (right), evaluated pre-symptomatic markers of the disease in subjects from families genetically predisposed to the disorder.

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Four Arts & Sciences staff members recognized

Four staff members — including Assistant Dean Sean McWilliams (right) — received the Arts & Sciences Outstanding Staff Award. Presented annually, the award honors non-teaching personnel for creative contributions and exemplary performance that significantly enhances teaching, advising, counseling and research efforts in Arts & Sciences.

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Five pediatrics faculty to lead top national academic organizations

WUSTL Department of Pediatrics and St. Louis Children’s Hospital have been catapulted into the national spotlight by the simultaneous election of five pediatric faculty into the top national leadership roles in large and distinguished medical societies.

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Kastor, Rosenfeld named ACLS fellows

Two WUSTL professors — Peter J. Kastor, PhD, and Jessica Rosenfeld, PhD — have been named 2012 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellows. Kastor, professor of history and of American culture studies, both in Arts & Sciences, will pursue research on Creating a Federal Government, 1789-1829. Rosenfeld, associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences, will work on her book Envying Thy Neighbor: Pleasure, Identity and Gender in Late Medieval Literature.

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Cleon Yohe Jr., emeritus professor of mathematics, 70

Cleon R. Yohe Jr., PhD, emeritus professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, died Tuesday, June 26, of cancer. He was 70.

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Calendar Highlights

6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19

Summer Film Series: PLAY BALL!

Major League (1989). Sponsored by WUSTL University College and Summer School in Arts & Sciences. (Final film is YMCA Baseball Team July 26.) Free popcorn. Free and open to the public. Busch Hall Aud., Room 100. (314) 935-6720.

Announcements

Olin Library hosts July 26 Twitter class

Washington University Libraries staff members are offering one more free workshop aimed to help interested members of the WUSTL community explore how and why this social media tool can be useful.

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Stuart Bunderson, PhD

Olin professor studies how organizations and people find meaning FULL STORY

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Sports Highlights

Recent graduate makes WUSTL history

Elizabeth Phillips was named the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America of the Year Division III award winner for women’s track & field/cross country, leading four academic all-America selections for the men’s and women’s track & field/cross country teams.

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