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Scientific American A new form of chlorophyll? 08/19/2010 Researchers may have found a new form of chlorophyll, the pigment that plants, algae and cyanobacteria use to obtain energy from light through photosynthesis. Preliminary findings published August 19 in Science suggest that the newly discovered molecule, dubbed chlorophyll f, has a distinct chemical composition when compared […]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Blagojevich trial nets 1 conviction 08/18/2010 The count on which Blagojevich was found guilty included accusations that he lied to federal agents when he said he did not track campaign contributions and kept a “firewall” between political campaigns and government work. It carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. […]

The Telegraph (UK) Human Microbiome Project: a map of every bacterium in the body 9/17/2010 The Human Microbiome Project is unraveling the vastly important job that the unseen bacteria and microbes that live in and on our bodies play in human health. “We should no longer think of these organisms in isolation,” says Professor George […]

Cornerstone: The Center for Advanced Learning has received a $1.76 million five-year grant from the United States Department of Education to fund the TRiO Student Support Services program.

The New York Times Outdoors and out of reach, studying the brain 08/16/2010 GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Utah — Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist. For the first time in three days in the wilderness, […]

Stacey DeJong, Ericka Merriwether and Lori Tuttle, movement science doctoral students in the Program of Physical Therapy, were selected for Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) scholarships from The Foundation of Physical Therapy. Merriwether received $7,500, and DeJong and Tuttle each received $15,000. Merriwether also was selected as the recipient of the Laura K. Smith Award […]

USATODAY.com Bad memory? Multi-tasking fuels forgetting 08/12/2010 Those twinges of forgetfulness that appear to be getting more pronounced may worry you. After all, the statistics are scary: Every 70 seconds, someone in the USA develops Alzheimer’s. But every lapse isn’t a signal that your memory is kaput. Some reduction in memory is typical in healthy, […]

Robert L. Walls Sr., communications officer in Protective Services at the School of Medicine, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at his Granite City, Ill., home. He was 53.

American Banking News Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Gives $500,000 grant to Washington University 08/11/2010 Wells Fargo & Co. gave a $500,000 gift to Washington University in St. Louis, to fund scholarships and internships for undergraduate business school students, Bloomberg reported. The majority of the gift ($400,000) will fund annual scholarships called the “Wells Fargo Scholars” […]