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A study that included investigators in the School of Medicine is the first to demonstrate an association between a particular gene and alcoholism. Click here for more medical articles

Study participants with optic nerve disease were 20 times more likely to be pathologically sleepy than those with normal sight. Click here for more medical articles

Angela Miller, associate professor of Art History and Archaeology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, and Andrew Walker, senior curator at the Missouri Historical Society, will speak on Painting America in the 19th Century for the Gallery of Art’s Friday Forum series at 7 p.m. Friday, April 2. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Angela Miller, associate […]

Sabine Eckmann, curator of the Washington University Gallery of Art, and David Bonetti, visual arts critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will speak on Art and Pleasure for the Gallery of Art’s Friday Forum series at 7 p.m. Friday, March 19. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Sabine Eckmann, curator, Washington University Gallery of Art, and David Bonetti, […]

Washington University faculty and staff make news around the world. Following is a representative sampling of media coverage from clippings and electronic sources received between October 1 and December 31, 2003. Cancer gene may predict relapse A first-of-its-kind genetic test will soon be available to help women with breast cancer make one of their most […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 21-27. 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. Jan. 22 7:43 p.m. — A person […]

Growing up practically next door to the National Institutes of Health, Alexander W. Dromerick, M.D., became fascinated with science at a young age. But it wasn’t long before he realized that the people behind the science are what ultimately motivate him. His commitment to patient care was further reinforced by his own experience as a […]

Continuing Washington University’s yearlong Sesquicentennial Environmental Initiative, the final set of colloquia will cover significant issues such as tackling childhood lead poisoning, building a sustainable environment in plant sciences, understanding the effect of aerosols in our air; creating ecological and economically viable structures; and understanding how research universities can impact environmental education and public policy.

Women’s sports at Washington University in St. Louis received a big boost recently with an anonymous gift of $350,000 to establish The Nancy Fahey Women’s Athletic Endowment Fund. The Fahey Fund will provide much-needed resources for all women’s intercollegiate athletics programs, and is named for the women’s basketball coach.

Amy L. Chua, professor of law at Yale University and member of the American Society of International Law’s executive council, will discuss her new book which posits that the West’s exportation of free markets and democratic philosophies to developing countries does more harm than good.