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Michael Sherraden, PhD, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at the Brown School, will be among a distinguished list of speakers for the sixth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University, to be held April 5-7 at WUSTL. Sherraden is known for his pioneering work on asset building for the poor.
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WUSTL students are gearing up for the annual Thurtene Carnival, and organizers have planned some events this week to help bring neighbors together. Highlights of the Thurtene Spirit Week include a “meet the charity” event, a barbecue and basketball clinics (shown, at right, in 2012).
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Although peripheral neuropathies afflict some 20 million Americans, their underlying causes aren’t completely understood. Now, scientists have shown that damage to energy factories in Schwann cells, which grow alongside neurons and enable nerve signals to travel from the spinal cord to the tips of the fingers and toes, may play a central role. Pictured, at right, is a Schwann cell surrounding nerve axons, shown in green.
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There is little on which the two houses of Congress and the president can find compromise these days. And government gridlock would only worsen if the proposed REINS Act moves forward. That’s the message Ronald M. Levin, JD, an administrative law expert and professor, recently delivered to a House subcommittee.
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Zombies at the convenience store. An apocalyptic beauty pageant. Tap-dancing bank robbers and self-aware TV characters who turn out to be real. The worlds of Kelly Link are quirky, smart and frequently haunted. Today, March 21, Link, the Visiting Hurst Professor of Creative Writing, will read from her work for The Writing Program Reading Series in Arts & Sciences.
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5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21
As part of the Thurtene honorary’s Spirit Week, WUSTL students can learn more about the upcoming carnival at a happy hour. Bowles Plaza, Mallinckrodt Center. thurtene.pr@gmail.com.
2:30 p.m. Friday, March 22
“Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: Seuss and Race in the 1950s” by Philip Nel, prof. of English and dir., Program in Children’s Literature, Kansas State U. Free and open to the public. Event details. Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge. (314) 935-5576.
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As part of the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative University meeting at WUSTL April 5-7, about 800 conference delegates will perform service projects at Gateway STEM High School. To prepare, 175 WUSTL volunteers are needed from noon-5 p.m. March 30 to prime walls, organize and do other tasks at the high school.
Participants are needed for a national study to help the American Cancer Society understand how lifestyle, genetics and the environment affect cancer. Those interested may enroll in the study April 30 or May 1 on the Medical Campus.
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‘Scientific matchmaker’ establishes collaborations across disciplines. FULL STORY
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