Author: Ken Duenke

Social activist, educator and one of the “Little Rock Nine,” Minnijean Brown Trickey will present “Return to Little Rock” for the Women’s Society annual Adele Starbird Lecture at the Assembly Series on April 11 in Graham Chapel.

George Warren Brown School of Social Work students from various countries will offer a taste of their homelands through traditional foods and lively entertainment.

The School of Law is hosting the Philip D. Shelton Symposium titled “A Higher Sense of Purpose: Access to Higher Education and the Professions,” from 1-4:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. This symposium is the final event in the “A Higher Sense of Purpose” series, part of the Danforth Campus naming celebration.

In a globalizing world, first-world profits often drive the research and development costs for inventing new drugs. How does a just society approach the compelling needs of Third World diseases for new drugs that might not make money in the first world? The topic is the subject of a mini-symposium, “Drug Development in the Global […]

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, whose latest book outlines his distinct views and values, will give the College Republicans address for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. April 4 in Graham Chapel.

The George E. Pake Professorship, established by the JSM Charitable Trust and John F. McDonnell to honor one of the University’s most influential leaders, was bestowed upon William E. Buhro, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences.

Represented by the University’s Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic, the Sierra Club reached a precedent-setting energy agreement with Kansas City Power & Light March 19.

A group headed by a School of Medicine researcher has found that two anti-epileptic drugs can prevent permanent hearing loss in mice exposed to loud noises.

Eating fish may help reduce the risk for dementia.Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In order to test whether docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, can impact the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the School of Medicine and Saint Louis University School of Medicine will evaluate DHA in a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

This image combines three MRI scans of a mouse: one is a typical scan showing internal organs, and the second two are scans tuned to the frequency of fluorine-laced nanoparticles (colored red and green).Nanoparticles developed by Washington University scientists in the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence could soon allow researchers and physicians to directly track cells used in medical treatments using unique signatures from the ingested nanoparticle beacons. The nanoparticles contain a compound that can be detected by MRI scanners, and the researchers believe nanoparticle-labeled cells could be used to evaluate cancerous tumors and many medical therapies.