Sounds of the South: School of Social Work’s Katrina benefit concert today
Graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to the Lopata Courtyard between Goldfarb and Brown halls today for “Sounds of the South,” a hurricane-relief benefit concert featuring the Zydeco Crawdaddys. The event, hosted by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work student body, will kick off with a happy hour at 6 p.m. The […]
Prominent Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes to speak
Influential Mexican literary and political figure Carlos Fuentes will deliver the Association of Latin American Students Lecture for Washington University’s Assembly Series at 11 a.m. on Oct. 12. in Graham Chapel. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Celebrating Cervantes and Don Quixote.”
Secrets to antibody’s success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists
A monoclonal antibody that can effectively treat mice infected with West Nile virus has an intriguing secret: Contrary to scientists’ expectations, it does not block the virus’s ability to attach to host cells. Instead, the antibody somehow stops the infectious process at a later point.
‘Work, Families and Public Policy’ series to continue on Sept. 26
Now in its ninth year, the series features one-hour presentations on research interests of faculty from local and national universities.
Campus Authors: Lee Epstein
Her new book, Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments, hits bookstores this month.
Once-a-day AIDS meds in Third World nations to be tested
“This is the largest systematic trial of AIDS treatment to ever be conducted on a multinational stage,” David B. Clifford says.
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Virgil professorship
Photo by Mary ButkusMahendra Gupta was recently installed as the inaugural Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor in Accounting and Management.
Siteman opens cancer center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters
High-caliber cancer services are now more proximate to the people of St. Charles and its surrounding communities.
Eye-opening discovery: Scientists use fruit fly to examine kidney development in humans
The findings provide a new understanding of how individual cells find their niche during organ development.
Obituary: William C. Jones, Nagel professor emeritus in law school
He was the Charles F. Nagel Professor Emeritus of International and Comparative Law; he died Sept. 16 after a brief illness.
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