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A special colloquium on “The Ethics of Diet” will be held Sept. 26 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

Parents have gone home, moving boxes are put away and campus maps have been relegated to recycling bins. It’s easy to see, said freshman Bryan Lin, that the Class of 2012 has settled into life at WUSTL.

With the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate quickly approaching, students, faculty and staff may have to make a few adjustments to their daily commute.

Imran Zoberi, M.D., has been named medical director of radiation oncology at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. Zoberi is assistant professor of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine. As medical director, Zoberi will manage medical support staff and oversee patient care in radiation oncology at Siteman’s West County location. “When […]

 Restemayer  “Politics are coming to real life on our campus. There’s excitement in the air, and it’s all students are talking about – arguing back and forth from both sides. This debate will let me see firsthand if public service is my life’s calling.” Restemayer is a young man with a mission. He’s outgoing and friendly, greeting everyone with a “Hi, I’m Bill from North Dakota,” as he’s aware there aren’t many North Dakotans on the WUSTL campus. “I like to think of myself as an ambassador for my state,” he says. He indicates he might have his sights set someday on the governor’s mansion in Bismarck, N.D. Hometown: Fargo, ND

George Van Hare, M.D., has been appointed director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the School of Medicine.

  Greenberg   “After [attending] the Democratic National Convention, the Vice Presidential Debate seems like a continuation of my firsthand experience in presidential politics. These experiences will no doubt broaden my knowledge and passion for such an important part of American democracy.” As co-president of Students for Choice, Greenberg helps advocate for issues of reproductive freedom in the St. Louis and the Washington University communities. Last summer she was selected to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver by the University’s Gephardt Institute for Public Service Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

 Curtiss  “I’ve just returned from a summer internship in Ghana, and even in rural areas of West Africa, interest in the coming election is extremely high.” Curtiss interned with the Legal Resources Centre in Ghana. Her work focused on capacity building for community-based organizations, a process that helps people organize their communities to use their country’s legal structures to fight human rights abuse and push for government accountability. Her interests are focused at the intersection of social work and the law. Hometown: New York, NY

When compared with recent MD program graduates from U.S. medical schools, M.D./Ph.D. program graduates are more likely to be male, have less educational debt, choose certain medical specialties and plan for research to play a major role in their careers. Researchers at the School of Medicine recently published these findings in the Sept. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Fischer“After several years of being involved with the College Republicans and campaigning at the grassroots level, it’s exciting to have the national stage come to us.” A lifelong Republican, Charis Fischer has taken a brief hiatus from her duties as a tour guide for the student admissions committee and as a volunteer at a local juvenile detention center to campaign for Sen. John McCain. Hometown: Short Hills, NJ