‘Access to justice’ focus of School of Law’s 10th annual speaker series
Presentations about Guantanamo and the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy are among the highlights of the School of Law’s 10th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series.
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum appoints two new curators
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has appointed two new curators to its staff.
International students attend reception
Photo by Kevin LowderInternational students sample offerings from a buffet line during the Chancellor’s Reception for New International Students and Parents in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, Aug. 23.
Football wins season opener 41-28
Junior quarterback Buck Smith completed 27-of-40 passes for a career-high 276 yards and two touchdowns, leading the football team to a 41-28 victory over Lake Forest College in the season opener Sept. 1 at Francis Field.
Students volunteer with Service First
Photo by Mary ButkusFreshman architecture major Mike Pope paints a jungle gym at Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School in University City during the annual Service First.
Gambling assessment tool first step in addressing racial/ethnic disparities
“With African-Americans and other minority groups having both problem and pathological gambling rates that are two to three times higher than Caucasian gamblers, accurate diagnosis is essential to treat gambling addiction,”
Getting an emissions test? Be wary, says professor
In the never-ending quest to make sure cars are not spewing large quantities of pollution into the air, states are implementing new and easier ways to ensure automobiles are both safe and environmentally friendly.
The amicable professor
Photo by David KilperThe swashbuckling economist frequently instructs using a fencing foil. He keeps it safe. He doesn’t lunge or attack anyone. Instead Glenn MacDonald, Ph.D., uses the foil to engage his students in animated discussions about microeconomics or game theory or his daughter’s belly-button jewelry.
Addiction study to examine interaction of genes and environment
A psychiatric geneticist at the School of Medicine is one of several principal investigators around the country who will participate in the Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI), a unique collaboration between geneticists and environmental scientists. The $48 million initiative is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Laura Jean Bierut, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, will head the national study of addiction, looking both at genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the problem.
Law school speakers to focus on access to justice
Presentations about Guantanamo and the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy are among the highlights of the School of Law’s tenth annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series, which begins Sept. 10. All lectures will be held at noon in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. They are free and open to the public.
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