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National Law Journal AALS defeats bid to boycott hotels engaged in labor disputes 1/7/2011 Labor strife among hotel workers in San Francisco has created some headaches for the more than 3,000 legal educators attending the 2011 annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, but the organization has declined to adopt a resolution directing […]

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service is accepting nominations for the newly developed Civic Scholars Program, which recognizes undergraduate students who exemplify future potential for civic leadership. To nominate a current sophomore, send a brief letter of one-to-three paragraphs on why the student is a good fit for the program to gephardtinstitute@wustl.edu by Tuesday, Feb. 1.

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 Wind farms drawing noise complaints, opposition 01/06/2011 How and at what distances sound from these giant wind power turbines affects human beings has triggered a brush war in the search for renewable energy. Leading research in this area is Alec Salt of Washington University in St. Louis, who’s been experimenting with the hearing of […]

New York Times Is overeating an addiction? 1/5/2011 Many people tend to think that all obese people have to do to solve their problems is eat less and move more. Alcoholics, on the other hand, need treatment. But are the two disorders really all that different? A study published this week is not the first […]

The following are among the new faculty members at Washington University: Minjung Kyung, PhD; Yuko Miki, PhD; Sowande’ Mustakeem, PhD; and Alvaro Pelayo, PhD.

MSN Health & Fitness Health highlights: Exercise tied to lower risk of colon cancer death 01/03/2011 Exercise may decrease your risk of dying from colon cancer, according to a new study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology. Many people wonder whether exercise will help them stay healthy, said researcher Kathleen Wolin, of the Siteman Cancer Center […]

Cindy Grimm, PhD, and Robert Pless, PhD, associate professors of computer science and engineering, have received a three-year, $512,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “ImageQuest — Citizens Advancing Biology with Calibrated Imaging and Validated Analysis.” … Gerald Izenberg, PhD, professor emeritus of history in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-year, […]

UPI Exercise drops risk of colon cancer death 01/03/2010 Consistent physical activity can help lower the risk of death from colon cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The study showed that those who exercised consistently for […]

Senior cornerback Brandon Brown earned first-team All-America honors by D3football.com, as announced by the website.

Weekly Record updates from the Washington University in St. Louis’ year in sports, 2010, a year that included one NCAA Division III national championship: women’s basketball on March 20, 2010.