Author: Jessica Daues

Scientists have linked a protein to the body’s use of glucose and shown its potential as a target for new drugs to treat diabetes and obesity.

The following incidents were reported to University Police May 1-7. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. May 1 10:43 a.m. — A person reported that a locker room had been broken into in the men’s locker room in the Athletic Complex between 10:10-10:40 a.m. on this date. Total loss is estimated at $1,940. 1:10 p.m. — Copper piping belonging to Albert Arno Heating and Cooling Co. was stolen from the north equipment room sometime in the previous week. Total loss is estimated at $350. May 7 8:18 a.m. — Blue light No. 31 by the Ann W. Olin Women’s Building was found to be damaged. Telephone services and maintenance were both notified. Additionally, University Police responded to two auto accidents and one report each of lost article, damaged property and larceny.

The No. 9 men’s tennis team erased a 4-0 deficit to post a 5-4 victory against No. 18 Kalamazoo College in the NCAA Division III Central Region championship match May 6 in Kalamazoo, Mich.

This year, determining when to arrive for the staff recognition ceremony and whether to go on a walk or play bingo at the 32nd annual Staff Day celebration May 21 is only a click away at staffday.wustl.edu.

Photo by David KilperTrinity Hodges inks an etching plate to run through a printing press as her mother, Traci Hodges of the John M. Olin School of Business Career Center, watches.The activity was part of the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day April 26, which featured 18 different campus-wide programs offered for parents and their children.

Photo by Robert BostonBrian K. Phillips is helping revitalize the Forest Park Southeast area

Joshua Shimony, M.D., associate professor of radiology, has received a five-year, $607,736 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for research titled “A Bayesian Approach to MR Tractography in the Developing Brain.”… Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D. professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-year, $14,880 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Man the Hunted: The Origins and Nature of Human Sociality.”… Victoria L. Brown-Kennerly, Ph.D., research instructor in genetics, has received a five-year, $495,000 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Gut Colonization by C. albicans: Interactions with the Host and its Microbiota.”… Jan P. Amend, Ph.D., associate professor of geochemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $1,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Microbial Ecology of Ocean Basement Aquifers: ODP Borehole Observatories.”

Elizabeth Stevens has been named the winner of the 2007 Stalker Prize, given to the graduating senior in biology in Arts & Sciences whose undergraduate career was marked by outstanding scientific scholarship.

The School of Engineering & Applied Science will honor four of its alumni at an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. May 18, with a reception to follow, in Whitaker Hall. Honorees are Vincent H. Li; Richard P. Mattione, Ph.D.; and Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D., who will receive the Alumni Achievement Award. Richard A. Roloff will receive the Dean’s Award. More…

Photo by Robert BostonChance encounter led Michael Valente to forego law and take on audiology