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Of note Philip Cryer, M.D., the Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Medicine, will receive the American Diabetes Association’s Albert Renold Award at the association’s 70th Scientific Sessions June 25-29, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. … William Michael Dunne Jr., Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology, of medicine and of […]

The American Academy of Microbiology has named three Washington University faculty members as fellows: Herbert W. “Skip” Virgin, M.D., Ph.D., Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., and Michael Diamond, M.D., Ph.D.

The annual Africa Week, this year themed “Africa Arise,” will be held on the Danforth Campus beginning Monday, Feb. 28. The week, sponsored by the African Students Association, aims to dispel misconceptions about African people and to showcase many of their achievements.

Members of the Student National Medical Association at the School of Medicine have been working with area high school students to expose them to medicine and science.

WUSTL students with a passion for collecting books can compete for prizes of $1,000 or $500 by entering the Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition. Sponsored by Washington University Libraries, the Neureuther competition offers prizes to four students who write short essays about their personal book collections.

On April 6, St. Louis County residents get to decide on a tax increase that will provide $75 million annually to expand and operate the Metro system, which includes Metro bus, MetroLink light rail and Call-A-Ride services. In order to have a voice on this important issue, students, faculty and staff must be registered to vote in Missouri by Wednesday, March 10.

Gaylyn Studlar, Ph.D., director of the Program in Film and Media Studies in Arts & Sciences, has been named the David May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities. Studlar has written widely on the representation of gender in film, film genres, trans-media practices in popular culture and American film history, especially from the 1910s through the 1950s.

Students from several St. Louis and University City schools have been guests on the Danforth Campus the past few weeks as part of programs to enrich educational experiences for area schoolchildren. Activities included musical, theatrical and dance performances, interactive lectures, tours and visits to exhibitions on campus.

Of note Eugene M. Oltz, Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $418,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Long-Range Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Igh Gene Assembly.” … Yoram Rudy, Ph.D., the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor and director of the Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia […]

A knitting club comprising about 30 School of Medicine faculty and staff meets weekly to knit hats for premature babies at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and for cancer patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.