WUSTL to host political theory conference Oct. 21-22
The Association for Political Theory’s conference Oct. 21-22 is designed to foster “intellectual sociability” among scholars.
Is the Saddam Hussein trial one of the most important court cases of all time? Not necessarily, says international law expert
Sadat”In arguing that the Saddam Hussein trial is a ‘Trial of the Century,’ some experts appear to be suggesting that media interest is tantamount to success, importance and legitimacy. This is a mistake,” says Leila N. Sadat, expert on international law and international war crimes tribunals and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “Criminal trials, whether of important and notorious individuals, or of small-time offenders accused of petty crimes, are nothing more than show trials, unless three criteria are met: The judges must be independent, well-qualified and impartial; the accused must be properly and effectively represented; and the proceedings must be fair. Using these criteria, it is difficult not to be skeptical about the fairness, and therefore the ultimate significance, of the trial of Saddam Hussein.”
Molecular drug pump may help reduce risk of Alzheimer’s
A molecule that has long been an obstacle to cancer chemotherapy and drug treatments for brain disorders may soon become an ally in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of Rochester.
Andrew C. Mertha, Ph.D., assisstant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences
His new book is titled The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China.
Cell-phone radiation doesn’t cause cellular stress, doesn’t promote cancer
Electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones doesn’t activate the stress response in human cells growing in cultures.
For brain injuries, looking beyond the injury site is critical, researchers say
Researchers have the first direct evidence that brain injury can cause detrimental functional changes in brain regions far from the injury site.
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Learning how to transfer
Photo by Robert BostonIn a patient lab, physical therapy students learn how to transfer patients from a wheelchair to a mat, or to sit or stand.
High-risk women wanted for breast cancer prevention study
A multinational study will evaluate a drug called exemestane’s effectiveness at preventing breast cancer development.
Historian Burkhardt, former astronaut Jemison to speak Oct. 25 & 26
Burkhardt will present the Thomas Hall Lecture Oct. 25; Jemison will deliver the Black Arts & Sciences Festival Lecture Oct. 26.
Historian Richard Burkhardt to speak on the modern development of ethology for the Assembly Series
Richard Burkhardt will examine the scientific, social and political aspects in the development of ethology as a modern science in his Thomas Hall Lecture at 4 p.m. on October 25. He teaches history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and specializes in the history of evolutionary theory and ethology, which is the study of animal behavior by means of comparative zoological methods.
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