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Joshua Aiken, a senior in Arts & Sciences, was one of 32 Americans chosen Nov. 23 as a Rhodes Scholar. Considered among the world’s most prestigious academic awards, Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. Aiken plans to study the experience of refugees and asylum seekers.
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The School of Medicine now offers genetic testing to help diagnose and treat patients with heart disorders that can lead to sudden death. The new test, offered though the school’s Genomics and Pathology Services and developed in collab-oration with WUSTL cardiologists, analyzes genes linked to arrhythmias and cardiomyo-pathies.
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Himadri Pakrasi, PhD, director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability, sat down recently with Peter Raven, PhD, the George Engelmann Professor of Botany Emeritus in Arts & Sciences and president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, to discuss the WUSTL Climate Change Initiative.
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The School of Medicine has been awarded a career-development grant to support junior faculty members interested in using “omics” technologies to diagnose, treat and prevent lung diseases. The grant, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will help train young pulmonary scientists to apply new analytic omics tools to the study of lung diseases.
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Volunteers gathered recently at the Danforth University Center for a Give Thanks Give Back wrapping party. Sophomores Cherisse Onuigbo (left) and Shawnee Gao helped wrap. WUSTL student groups, departments and residential floors donated money and presents for the “100 Neediest Cases” campaign.
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Noon Monday, Dec. 2
“The EITC and Dignity for the Working Poor” by Kathryn Edin, prof., Kennedy School of Government, Harvard U. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsors/event details. Seigle Hall, Room 348. Contact: Bob Pollak at pollak@wustl.edu or (314) 935-4918.
5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2
Jennifer Padgett, PhD candidate in art history and archaeology, presents a talk on Sanford Robinson Gifford’s “Early October in the White Mountains,” 1860, and “Rheinstein,” 1872-74. Free and open to the public. Event details. Kemper Art Museum. (314) 935-4523.
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The daily Record email takes a break for the Thanksgiving holidays after today, Nov. 26, and will resume publication Tuesday, Dec. 3. Check out news.wustl.edu for all the latest WUSTL news. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday.
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Psychiatry professor studies how glucose levels influence the brain.
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