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Thursday, May 10, 2012

 
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Greece could be broke by June, economist says

If international lenders refuse to renegotiate substantial reductions in Greek public debt, chances are that whatever government emerges in Greece in the next few weeks will run out of cash by the end of June, says economist Costas Azariadis, PhD, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences.

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Outstanding Graduate David Levine:
School of Medicine

David Levine is a former high school teacher who saw a need to serve people with limited access to health care. The Record’s Outstanding Graduate from the School of Medicine, he will graduate May 18 with a medical degree and is headed to New York University in July to begin a residency in internal medicine-primary care.

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Breaking ground at Olin

WUSTL broke ground May 7 on Knight Hall and Bauer Hall, a major expansion project that will nearly double the footprint of Olin Business School on the Danforth Campus. The buildings will be named for dedicated university benefactors and lead gift donors Joanne and Charles F. Knight and Carol and George Bauer.

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Obituary: Welch, professor of radiology, 72?

Michael J. Welch, PhD, a pioneering radiochemist who was the author of more than 550 papers on the use of radioactive drugs in diagnosis and treatment of disease, died Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 72.

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Isserman Prize recognizes interfaith contributions

Senior Hannah Rabinowitz and junior Colleen Rhoades have been named co-recipients of this year’s Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize. The Isserman Prize recognizes a WUSTL student or students who have made significant contributions in leadership and service to ecumenical or interfaith activities, both on campus and in the wider community.

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Calendar Highlights

4 p.m. Thursday, May 10

Dept. of Chemistry Samuel I. Weissman Memorial Lecture

“Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, a Scientific Evergreen.” Charlie P. Slichter, emeritus prof. of physics, U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Free and open to the public. Louderman Hall, Room 458. (314) 935-6593.

Announcements

PB&Joy helps feed hungry

The second annual PB&Joy food drive at WUSTL yielded 4,686 pounds of food and $4,664 in monetary donations — enough to feed 2,338 people for a day, according to Operation Food Search estimates. The Community Service Office coordinated the effort and more than 60 faculty, staff and students from across the university assisted in the planning process.

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Jane Garbutt, MBChB

Improving patient care in private practices. FULL STORY

In the Spotlight: Faculty, Staff and Studet News & Achievements
Notables: Grants, Awards, Lectures, Publications & Other Activities
Obituaries
Sports Highlights

Track & field competes at Monmouth

The men’s and women’s track & field teams each had two individual champions to highlight a pair of fourth-place team finishes at the Fighting Scot Invitational May 5 at Monmouth College. Freshman Melissa Gilkey (javelin) and sophomore Anna Etherington (pole vault) each won events for the women, while seniors Tyler Jackson (110-meter hurdles) and Justin Pieper (high jump) won titles on the men’s side. The teams return to action today and tomorrow, May 10 and 11, at North Central College in Naperville, Ill.

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