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Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D.,
Geoff Childs, Ph.D.,
Richard A. Chole, M.D., Ph.D.,
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D.,
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Football improves record to 3-1
The football team rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit to post a 16-13 upset victory at No. 14 North Central College Sept. 22 in Naperville, Ill.
Law school names Perry new assistant dean for adjunct faculty
Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, named Mary L. Perry, J.D., to the new position of assistant dean for adjunct faculty.
Bright tumors, dim prospects: PET scans predict prognosis of cervical tumors
If a cervical tumor glows brightly in a PET scan, it’s apt to be more dangerous than dimmer tumors, according to results a new School of Medicine study.
Two WUSTL schools tapped as top sources of talent
Yahoo Inc. has made the Olin Business School and the School of Engineering two of its “Tier One” (core school) recruitment targets for recruiting operations and finance talent. “For many students, Yahoo is a premier company to work for,” said Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., dean of the business school. “In addition to creating more opportunities for […]
Genetic information makes it safer to prescribe common blood thinner
Local researchers have developed an improved dosing formula for the widely prescribed anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) that considers variations in two key genes.
Myeloma Research Consortium joins University in search for therapies
The School of Medicine has joined the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) to speed the development of new myeloma therapies.
School for autistic children opens with help of Olin students
The St. Gemma Program for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the St. Gemma Center opened for classes Sept. 5 with the help from Olin students in the Taylor Community Consulting Program.
Laumeier Park design finalists launch series
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and Laumeier Sculpture Park will launch the school’s fall Architecture Lecture Series Sept. 10. Beginning with talks by three prominent architects — David Lewis, Lawrence Scarpa and Charles Rose.
560 Music Center:’A welcome addition’
The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will launch its fall 2007 concert series with “4 x 4,” a performance by the Washington University Chamber Orchestra. The program — which begins at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall — will feature concertos written for four instruments, including Concerto in B minor for four violins by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741); Concerto for four flutes by Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729); and Le Phénix for four cellos by Michel Corrette (1707-95).
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