For six consecutive nights, first-year medical student Travis CreveCoeur skipped sleep to direct and edit his class video, “First Year Funk,” a parody of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.” CreveCoeur thinks the sacrifice was worth it. The video has been viewed 135,000 times and counting.
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What is it with cheating? Cheaters seem to have an immediate advantage over cooperators, but do they have an evolutionary advantage? A study by biologists in Arts & Sciences, published in Current Biology, suggests the benefits of cheating change with its prevalence in a population.
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Charles A. Goldfarb, MD, has been appointed chief of pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. A hand and wrist specialist, Goldfarb is a professor of orthopaedic surgery, co-chief of the department’s hand and wrist service and medical director of the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Orthopedic Center in Chesterfield.
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People, places and events through the WashU lens
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8 a.m. Wednesday, June 10
‘Achieving active breaks’ seminar
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4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10
‘Birds, Biology and Business’ seminar
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3 p.m. Thursday, June 11
Microbiome and disease symposium
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Debra L. Haire-Joshu, PhD, of the Brown School, writes about the gap between research and real-world practice in fighting diabetes and obesity and what needs to change to make progress.
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The university’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant is now accepting applications from junior faculty for pilot project awards through 4 p.m. July 31. A brief email stating an applicant’s intent to apply is due July 15.
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Four students completed the Certificate in Renewable Energy and the Environment this year. It’s awarded by the Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center and the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability.
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