Know your etiquette
Photo by Mary ButkusThe Career Center’s annual Etiquette Dinner was Oct. 27; students learned how to conduct themselves during a business meal.
Bacteria may offer drug for respiratory disease
H. influenzae infection is a common cause of respiratory tract disease and is sometimes responsible for cases of childhood bacterial meningitis.
Obituary: Loeb, emeritus professor, 83
He was a hematologist and medical oncologist and, beginning in 1979, a member of the board of directors of the American Cancer Society.
Midwest economics meetings hosted by University Nov. 5-7
Bankruptcy, labor markets and auction theory will be among the topics discussed Nov. 5-7 as Washington University hosts the Fall 2004 Midwest International Economics and Economic Theory Meetings. More than 100 scholars are expected to attend the event, which features a packed, three-day schedule of research presentations in Eliot Hall.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 27-Nov. 2. 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. Oct. 28 8:27 p.m. — A […]
Despite vaccine shortage, flu bug can be hindered
Alan I. Glass, M.D., is encouraging those unable to get vaccinated to help reduce spread of the flu through other measures.
Of note
Clifford M. Will, Ph.D., and
Ramesh K. Agarwal, Ph.D.
Blue Cross executive Serota kicks off lecture series
He said the most important health-care issues are cost-related, and the industry is pressured by a growing aging demographic and increased regulation.
Dance St. Louis, Edison to present Kansas City Ballet
The centerpiece of the program is Six Solos, a suite of rarely seen 20th-century masterpieces restored by William Whitener.
Day after Thanksgiving now a medical school holiday
The change will bring the School of Medicine holiday schedule in synchrony with the rest of the University.
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