Author: Neil Schoenherr

To help curb the expanding waist lines of her constituents, south Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry has proposed a two-year moratorium on new fast food restaurants in her district. If enacted in Los Angeles, or any other American city for that matter, would the plan work? Don’t count on it, says Connie Diekman, R.D., director of University nutrition and president of the American Dietetic Association.

The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values is sponsoring and essay contest “Are Rules Made to be Broken?” Students are invited to submit essays about the issue of cheating in sports.

Active guidance is key when helping kids make diet and exercise changes, according to a new study.A little health information is not enough to help obese children get into better shape, according to a recent analysis. Moreover, children who do not receive an offer for intervention or who receive information only tend to experience weight gains. Children given guidance that is more direct get into better shape, according to the review. “Providers make the assumption that providing information leads to changes,” said Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., lead author and professor in the department of psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “Providing information is a necessary component, but it’s not sufficient.”

Photo by Irene LindgrenEgon Schwartz, Ph.D., Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities Emeritus, is presented the Austrian Great Cross of Merit by Eva Nowotny, Austrian ambassador to the United States, in a ceremony Sept. 17 at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Schwartz was also presented with a book written in his honor by German scholars from around the world on the occasion of his 85th birthday.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 21-25. 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. Sept. 21 9:06 a.m. — The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences reported that a projector was taken sometime between 3 p.m. Sept. 19 and 11 a.m. Sept. 20. The projector was sitting on a table and had been secured with a cable lock device that had been cut. The projector’s estimated value is $1,800. 11:16 a.m. — Copper wiring was reported stolen on Sept. 17 from the Danforth University Center construction site. Sept. 22 7:50 p.m. — Two suspects walking near the Danforth Garage were stopped and found to be trespassing. One subject was found to have an outstanding warrant. Sept. 23 1:12 a.m. — A student reported her clothing was taken from the laundry room in Rubelman Hall. 12:09 p.m. — A student reported that her laptop computer was stolen from her room in Liggett Hall sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 11 a.m. Sept. 23. She reported leaving her door unlocked. Estimated value is $1,400.

The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values is sponsoring and essay contest “Are Rules Made to be Broken?” Students are invited to submit essays about the issue of cheating in sports.

A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, the former Soviet republic, that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously thought.

The Habif Health and Wellness Center on the Danforth Campus has received a full three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

To help curb the expanding waist lines of her constituents, south Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry has proposed a two-year moratorium on new fast food restaurants in her district. If enacted in Los Angeles, or any other American city for that matter, would the plan work? Don’t count on it, says Connie Diekman, R.D., director of University nutrition and president of the American Dietetic Association.

Photo by David KilperBest-selling suspense author Ridley Pearson reads “The Story of Ferdinand” to a group of preschoolers during Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Sept. 20 at the Campus Store on the Danforth Campus.