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Canine companions could help us learn about treating cancer

It’s no secret that animals and people share many of the same diseases. Physicians at the School of Medicine are realizing how much we could learn by collaborating with veterinarians and designing trials to treat animals’ diseases. The connections between canine and human cancers could lead to mutually beneficial therapies.

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Kleutghen selected as David W. Mesker Career Development Professor of art history

Kristina Kleutghen, PhD, has been selected as the inaugural David W. Mesker Career Development Professor of art history in Arts & Sciences. A specialist in early modern and modern Chinese art, Kleutghen’s research investigates Sino-foreign interaction, the imperial court, optical devices and connections to visual culture, science and mathematics.

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Tax-time savings programs effective in helping low-income families save refunds, study finds

Tax-time savings programs help low- and moderate-income families save significantly more of their refunds than those who choose not to participate, finds an analysis of such a program called $aveNYC. The study was co-authored by the Brown School’s Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, associate director of the Center for Social Development.

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Historian traces history of ‘natural’ eating

Corinna Treitel, PhD, associate professor of history, discusses her research on the origins of the natural food movement and her current book, “Eating Nature: Food, Agriculture, and Environment in Modern Germany,” on the Center for the Humanities site.

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Kemper seeks applicants for diversity internship

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is seeking applications for its 2015 Internship to Promote and Encourage Diversity in the Museum Profession. The paid internship is open to all university students. Applications are due Friday, May 8. For more information, email allison.taylor@wustl.edu.

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Seven School of Law alumni received 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awards in April.
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