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While back braces have been used for decades to treat scoliosis, studies of their effectiveness have been inconclusive. But new results from a clinical trial provide the strongest evidence yet that braces work in a significant percentage of cases. Shown is a principal investigator, Matthew B. Dobbs, MD, examining an X-ray of a patient whose spine was fused to treat scoliosis.
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The 21st century is bringing challenges to urban areas like never before. The problems are both local and global, and so are the solutions. It’s this context that has led three WUSTL faculty to compile an impressive array of international scholarship in a two-volume book titled Urban Ills: Twenty-first-Century Complexities of Urban Living in Global Contexts.
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A temporary seismic array in West Antarctica recorded two bursts of activity in 2010 and 2011. Careful analysis of the events shows they originate from a subglacial volcano at the leading end of a volcanic mountain chain. The volcano is unlikely to erupt through the kilometer of ice that covers it, but it will melt enough ice to change the way ice in its vicinity flows.
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Holobaugh Honors is an annual recognition and awards ceremony that honors students, staff, faculty and community members who have contributed to LGBTQIA visibility, equality and community. Here, honoree Georgia Binnington (left), of the Sam Fox School, visits with LGBT coordinator Christine Dolan.
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