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Scientists from the School of Medicine and in the Netherlands have found that a class of specialized cells in the stomach reverts to stem cells more often than researchers had thought. One or more chief cells, which normally make digestive juices in the stomach, have changed into a stem cell in the image shown.
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This year’s Einstein Public Lecture in Mathematics will focus on online social networks. Jon Kleinberg, PhD, a professor at Cornell University, will deliver the American Mathematical Society lecture at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in Graham Chapel. Kleinberg will speak on “Bursts, Cascades and Hot Spots: A Glimpse of Some Online Social Phenomena at Global Scales.”
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Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD, an internationally renowned researcher in obesity and diabetes prevention, has been installed as the first Joyce Wood Professor. This is also the university’s first endowed professorship in public health. Haire-Joshu (left) is pictured with Wood.
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The annual Leaders in Business Summit, held Sept. 25 at the Knight Center, featured several panel discussions with prominent local business leaders and Olin Business School faculty. They discussed the evolving global economy and where it might be heading.
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Noon Tuesday, Oct. 15
Institute for Public Health 2013 annual conference
“Weighing In: The Public Health Impact and Promise of Science in Addressing Obesity.” (Until 5:30 p.m.; continues Wednesday, Oct. 16.) Record story. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsors/event details. Eric P. Newman Education Center, Medical Campus. publichealth@wustl.edu or (314) 747-9212.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15
Girlfriend in a Coma, a documentary about Italy’s economic and political crisis, narrated by Bill Emmott, former editor of The Economist. Q&A follows. Co-sponsored by Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures in Arts & Sciences. Free and open to the public. Event details. Steinberg Hall Aud. (314) 422-3102.
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It’s that time of year again — time to get your seasonal flu vaccine. And this year, the vaccine is required for all students and employees on both the Danforth and Medical campuses who work with patients or in buildings where patient care is provided or clinical research occurs.
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She finds family, community, work-life balance key to success.
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