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Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, M.D., was presented the 2009 American Society of Plant Biologists Leadership in Science Public Service Award during the annual meeting in Honolulu July 21. The award was presented in recognition of Danforth’s outstanding contributions to science and society.

Junior Candace Girod, majoring in women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences, has been selected as one of 50 United States students to the Oxfam America CHANGE Initiative. Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and injustice. Each year, Oxfam’s CHANGE Initiative brings together […]

The Livable Lives Initiative at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work invites University faculty to apply for grants to support projects that move forward the thinking, research, advocacy and policymaking directed toward achieving livable lives.

Experienced runners set sights on nationals The men’s and women’s cross country teams each return a wealth of talent. The women return all five of their top runners from last year, and the men saw just one of its top performers graduate last spring. The women’s team finished second at last year’s University Athletic Association […]

Members of the Class of 2013 and new transfer and exchange students will soon be arriving on campus and will be welcomed with a variety of activities during New Student Orientation Aug. 20-25.

The School of Law is leading the way in green admissions practices by committing to a paperless application process.

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Student Financial Services can help departments locate and hire part-time student workers for the 2009-10 academic year — and, at the same time, help departments stretch their budgets a bit further.

Decoding the complete DNA of cancer patients is giving School of Medicine scientists a clearer picture of the complexity of the disease and allowing them to see intriguing and unexpected genetic relationships among patients. The scientists have sequenced the genome of a second patient with acute myeloid leukemia, discovering a suite of genetic changes in the cancer cells.

Photo by Robert BostonTwenty-five area high-school students participated in a summer program for those interested in careers in health care or biomedical research.