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Using a miniature electronic device implanted in the brain, scientists have tapped into the internal reward system of mice, prodding neurons to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure. This LED light can activate brain cells and may lead to the mapping of circuits involved in sleep, depression and addiction.
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The City of St. Louis is poised to lead the way in innovative solutions to the national urban issue of vacant land, thanks to a unique partnership with WUSTL. Four of the city’s vacant lots will be home for five demonstration projects testing new ways to think of vacant space. The ideas were proposed by winning teams in the first Sustainable Land Lab Competition.
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Timothy J. Moore (far right), PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences, was installed as the inaugural John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics. The professorship was established in 2002 with gifts from WUSTL alumni John and Penelope Biggs.
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WUSTL biomedical researcher Lihong Wang, PhD, has discovered a way to use light and color to measure oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time. The technology could eventually determine how oxygen is delivered to normal and diseased tissues or how various disease therapies impact oxygen delivery throughout the body.
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Alumna Anna DiPalma Amelung, PhD, a facilitator in WUSTL’s Lifelong Learning Institute, was inducted as a Chevalier dans L’Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Knight in the Order of Academic Palms) for outstanding contributions to the development of French culture and language. Amelung received a medallion on behalf of the French government.
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4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16
“Religious Equality: American Commitment or Global Ideal?” Christopher Eisgruber, provost and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton U. Free and open to the public. Event details. Umrath Hall Lounge.
(314) 935-9345.
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16
“Fifty Shades of Vatican II: The Church’s Loving, Yet Complex Relationship With the Modern World,” Randy Rosenberg, PhD. Free and open to the public. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd.
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Alumni celebrating their first, fifth, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th or 45th reunions will be returning to campus Friday through Sunday, April 19-21, for a weekend of activities that coincides with the university’s Thurtene Carnival. More than 2,000 alumni and guests are expected to attend.
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