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Bee populations are declining worldwide. Recently, four students in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts worked with PAUSE, a multinational group of scientists, gardeners and beekeepers, to design a pollinator-friendly sculpture in Florissant Community Garden in North St. Louis County. The students are among 28 recruited from around the world.
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections acquired in hospitals, with most linked to the use of catheters. New research suggests that some UTIs could be prevented if patients receive an antibiotic at the time the urinary catheter is removed.
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University College in Arts & Sciences has developed three new degree programs, including a master’s in statistics — the only one offered in the St. Louis area. The other two programs are a bachelor’s in communications and a bachelor’s in journalism. University College will offer the programs this fall semester, which begins Aug. 27.
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Missouri has been held out as a model for juvenile corrections programs, but the court system that puts young people into these programs is in crisis, finds a recent report by the National Juvenile Defender Center. “Many young people in Missouri wind up having to defend themselves in our juvenile courts — and sometimes from behind bars,” said Mae C. Quinn, JD, professor of law and co-director of the Civil Justice Clinic at WUSTL.
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A rare, inherited form of mental retardation has led School of Medicine scientists to three important “travel agents” at work in the developing brain. The agents make it possible for brain neurons to travel from where they are born to other brain regions, where they will permanently reside. (Right) Senior researcher Azad Bonni, MD, PhD.
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Marco Colonna, MD, has been named the Robert Rock Belliveau, MD, Professor of Pathology at the School of Medicine. Shown (from left) are Colonna; Belliveau’s wife, Rita Deanin Abbey; and Belliveau.
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Mark Anastasio, PhD, has been named interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science. Anastasio, professor of biomedical engineering, succeeds Frank Yin, MD, PhD, who stepped down after leading the department for more than 15 years.
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2 p.m. Thursday, July 25
“Social Media Marketing.” Explore best practices for using Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and other platforms to market products and services. Registration limited to WUSTL students, faculty and staff. Event details. Olin Library Arc.
5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25
An opportunity for pre-selected bouncers to pitch their ideas and win $100. All are welcome to hear pitches, provide feedback, make connections and pitch during the open mic session. Same-day registration at 5 p.m. Event details. Steinberg Hall Aud. (314) 935-9134.
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Join friends and colleagues next month in a celebration of the life of Kathleen F. Brickey, the long-serving James Carr Professor of Criminal Jurisprudence. Brickey died June 19. A ceremony and reception will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 30 in Anheuser-Busch Hall’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom.
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts invite the public to meet three finalists in PXSTL — a collaborative design-build competition that will transform a vacant lot in the heart of Grand Center — Tuesday, July 30.
Bear Necessities is offering a summer sale for WUSTL staff and faculty Aug. 2-4. Save the sales tax during tax-free weekend and buy one sale item and get one free.
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