Newly available figures show the university is beginning to show signs of growth in one important indicator of economic diversity among its student body. An increasing number of first-time, full-time students enrolling here are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant Program.

From bellhop to hospitalist, his work ethic stands out
Mark Thoelke’s work ethic has contributed to his success in starting and leading the hospitalist division at the School of Medicine. He has been called “the doctor’s doctor,” a term that refers to a physician whom another physician would recommend to family and friends.

Today, for the first time, the majority of the world’s population lives in cities and urban areas. The Kemper Art Museum presents “Encountering the City: The Urban Experience in Contemporary Art,” opening Friday, Sept. 12. The exhibition explores how artists respond to, and grapple with, our rapidly changing urban landscape.

David B. Carr, MD, has been named the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the School of Medicine. He is pictured at his installation with Larry J. Shapiro, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, and Victoria J. Fraser, MD, head of the Department of Medicine.

Only recently has it become possible to accurately “see” a liquid’s structure. Using X-rays and a high-tech apparatus, university physicist Kenneth F. Kelton, PhD, has compared the behavior of glass-forming liquids as they approach the glass transition. The results demonstrate that bulk properties like viscosity are linked to microscopic ones like structure.

Noon Monday, Sept. 8

Yoshino ‘Covering’ law lecture

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Noon Monday, Sept. 8

‘Social Isolation Among Older Adults’

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Tuesday, Sept. 9

Campus-wide blood drive

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‘The Hope of Ferguson’

Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, PhD, writes in Religion & Politics about how events in Ferguson have given some people hope for a renewed effort to fight injustice.

Farmers’ market on Thursdays on Medical Campus

The School of Medicine sponsors a regular farmers’ market. Until early November, the market is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays on the BJC Institute of Health plaza.