Author: Neil Schoenherr

DiekmanTo 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 01 WUSTL Gold bus route will be re-routed from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 for the Tour of Missouri bicycle race.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 8-12. 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. 8 9 p.m. — Student reported […]

Both art and medicine have changed drastically since the early 16th century, when the Veronese anatomist Mancantonio della Torre famously conducted dissections with Leonardo Da Vinci. Yet numerous commonalities remain — the appreciation of complexity; the importance of careful observation; the intrinsic understanding of human frailty. Such themes inform the work of Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. This fall the School of Medicine will present “Carmon Colangelo: Prints” in its Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.

Registration continues for Dance Marathon 2007, a student-run effort to raise funds for and promote awareness of the Children’s Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis.

Just as rising gasoline prices are forcing many Americans to tighten their financial belts, new research suggests higher fuel costs may come with a related silver lining — trimmer waistlines. “An additional $1 in real gasoline prices would reduce obesity in the U.S. by 15 percent after three years,” said Charles Courtemanche, an economics doctoral student in Arts & Sciences.

The coconut has been popular in lore and on palates for centuries, yet little is known about the history of this palm’s domestication and dispersal around the world. Now, Kenneth M. Olsen, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, is embarking on the task of understanding the plant’s history by exploring the genetics of the coconut.

The coconut has been popular in lore and on palates for centuries, yet little is known about the history of this palm’s domestication and dispersal around the world. Now, Kenneth M. Olsen, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, is embarking on the task of understanding the plant’s history by exploring the genetics of the coconut.

Could higher gas prices mean trimmer waistlines?Just as rising gasoline prices are forcing many Americans to tighten their financial belts, new research suggests higher fuel costs may come with a related silver lining — trimmer waistlines. “An additional $1 in real gasoline prices would reduce obesity in the U.S. by 15 percent after three years,” suggests Charles Courtemanche, an economics researcher at Washington University in St. Louis.

Students living in the Park/Mudd and Brookings residential colleges may notice some wiser and more mature residents this semester. Joseph Thompson, Ph.D., senior lecturer in English and African and African American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences; and Patrick Eisenlohr, Ph.D., assistant professor of linguistic anthropology in Arts & Sciences, have moved into apartments in Park/Mudd and Brookings, respectively. They are the two newest of five Faculty Fellows currently living the Danforth Campus’ South 40.