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Five-thousand years before it was immortalized in a British nursery rhyme, the cat that caught the rat that ate the malt was doing just fine living alongside farmers in the ancient Chinese village of Quanhucun, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms.
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Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to School of Medicine researchers. The investigators used PET scans to measure heart and whole-body metabolism in patients taking common diabetes drugs.
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Some WUSTL employees had a rare snow day Monday, Jan. 6, after the St. Louis region got blasted with major snowfall during the weekend, followed by bitterly cold temperatures. The School of Medicine remained open and certain other “essential” services, such as police and facilities management, were operating.
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Experts and key strategists on charter schools in Missouri gathered in Brown Hall last month for another event in the Brown School Policy Forum’s Child Well-being series. “Charter Schools in Missouri: The Emergence of Reform” examined state charter school policy both past and present, and how the schools affect school choice and education reform strategies.
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Steven C. George, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1. George is a professor of biomedical engineering and of chemical engineering and materials science at the University of California, Irvine.
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WUSTL researcher John E. Ward’s blog describes his journey back to Antarctica for work on the Super-TIGER cosmic ray experiment.
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1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11
WUSTL faculty, staff and their families are encouraged to come watch the men’s and women’s basketball teams compete against University of Chicago and enjoy fun family activities and concession specials. (Until 3:30 p.m.) Athletic Complex, Danforth Campus. RSVP here.
6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13
“The Importance of a Liberal Arts Education Today,” moderated by Provost Holden Thorp, PhD. (5:30 p.m. reception, with Q&A following discussion.) Free and open to the public. Event details. Knight Center, Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall. RSVP online. Contact: Whitney Doyle at (314) 935-5368 or whitney.doyle@wustl.edu.
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The deadline to apply for the 2014 Global Diversity Overseas Seminar program has been extended until noon Friday, Jan. 10. It is a staff-development opportunity involving seminar meetings, group discussions and assigned readings culminating in a week-long trip abroad. This year, the group heads to Ghana.
WUSTL Medical Center faculty, staff and students will perform their third annual winter concert at 4 p.m. Jan. 18 in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine. A reception will follow the concert. The event is free and open to the public.
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Cancer genetic counselor helps patients, families understand risks
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