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Why is it so hard for some people to resist the least little temptation, while others seem to possess incredible patience, passing up immediate gratification for a greater long-term good? The answer, suggests a new study from WUSTL researchers, is that patient people focus on future rewards in a way that makes the waiting process seem much more pleasurable.
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Scientists have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums. Scientists are interested in the fish because it tends to develop melanoma. This platyfish has melanomas (the black splotches) along its tail and fins.
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WUSTL students are hard at work this week constructing their facades, miniature house-like themed structures, in preparation for Thurtene Carnival this weekend, April 19-21. Leigh Shugart, right, of Alpha Omicron Pi, works on her group’s structure.
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Ronald Levin, JD, the William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law, has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), a national independent organization that focuses on producing scholarly work to clarify and modernize the law. ALI also will honor the Hon. William H. Webster, JD ’49, with the Henry J. Friendly Medal, one of the ALI’s highest honors.
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More than 1,600 people participated in the 12-hour, overnight Relay For Life April 13 and 14, which raised $220,287 for the American Cancer Society. Organized by students, WUSTL’s 11th annual Relay For Life opened with a symbolic Survivors Lap around Bushyhead Track.
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11 a.m. Thursday, April 18
“Health Disparities in Marginalized Communities: LGBT Older Adults Emerging From the Margins,” Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, PhD, U. of Washington. Co-sponsored by the Brown School and Inst. for Public Health. Free and open to the public. Event details. Brown Hall Lounge. RSVP: centerforaging@wustl.edu.
7 p.m. Thursday, April 18
Encounter Point, the final film in a documentary series focusing on Israel and Palestine. Free and open to the public.
Danforth University Center,
Tisch Commons. josh.gruenke@wustl.edu.
1:30 p.m. Friday, April 19
“From Individuals to Community: A Molecular-Based Systems Approach to Understanding Bioremediation,” Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, PhD, professor of environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Free and open to the public. Event details. Brauer Hall, Room 12. To RSVP, click here.
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The opening session of “SPIN-IT: A Leadership Program for Women in IT” will be held Wednesday, April 24. The event features guest speaker Vivian Eveloff, director of the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The event is open to the WUSTL community, but space
is limited.
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