Brain cooling prevents cell death in mice exposed to anesthesia
New research suggests cooling the brain may prevent the death of nerve cells that has been observed in infant mice exposed to anesthesia.
Elizabeth Barry, first-year student in Arts & Sciences, dies at 19
Elizabeth K. Barry, a first-year student in Arts & Sciences, died Dec. 8 in her room in Rubelmann House residence hall on the Danforth Campus. Barry, of Homewood, Ill., was 19.
Other ailments can affect survival of head and neck cancer
Inaccurate statistics undermine physicians’ ability to give patients a true prognosis, which prevents patients from deciding how best to spend their future time.
Danforth Foundation donates $10 million for neurodegenerative research
The Danforth Foundation has granted the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at the School of Medicine a $10 million endowed gift for research.
Manary named Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
Mark J. Manary, M.D., has been named the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine.
Outstanding achievement
Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Faculty achievement award winners Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, Ph.D., and Robert D. Schreiber, Ph.D., await the awards ceremony Dec. 5 at the Moore Auditorium of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center on the medical school campus.
December recognition
Photo by Mary ButkusJames E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, visits with Juan Pablo Sandoval at a Dec. 6 reception in the Danforth University Center following the December Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel.
Manary named Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
Mark J. Manary, M.D., has been named the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine. “Mark is an internationally recognized expert and advocate for severely malnourished children whose pioneering clinical studies reshape our approach to this profound health issue,” said Alan L. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.D., the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and […]
A celebration of the lives of poets Finkel and Urdang to be held Dec. 12
A celebration of the lives and legacy of Donald Finkel, poet-in-residence emeritus of English in Arts & Sciences, who died Nov. 15, 2008, and his wife, poet and novelist Constance Urdang, who died in 1996, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 12 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge on the WUSTL campus.
Register to win a season PassPort to Black Rep
Faculty and staff can register to win one of 30 season PassPorts to The Black Rep. Winners will be chosen in a drawing in December.
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