Brain tweak lets sleep-deprived flies stay sharp
When School of Medicine scientists genetically tweaked a part of the brain in fruit flies, the flies were unimpaired even after being deprived of sleep.
Popular brown-bag lunch series begins 13th year
In its 13th year, the “Work, Families and Public Policy” series begins Monday, Sept. 8, and features one-hour lunch presentations on research interests of faculty from local and national universities and other institutions.
New ‘smart’ nanoparticles deliver drugs directly to tumors, plaques
Ultra-miniature particles could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients’ bloodstreams to tumors or atherosclerotic plaques.
A monumental move
Photo by David KilperStudents and staff from the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum lift Thaddeus Strode’s massive canvas “The Doppelganger’s Boneyard” (2007) into place in the Saligman Family Atrium last month.
Applications available for Bear Cub Fund grants
The Bear Cub Fund is soliciting grant applications from researchers who want to move inventions from their labs toward commercialization.
Cancer research grant requests due Oct. 10
Applications are due Oct. 10 for awards from the University’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.
Conflict-of-interest committee will work to ‘untie the knots’
Michael R. Cannon, J.D., executive vice chancellor and general counsel, and Susan K. Dutcher, Ph.D., professor and interim head of the Department of Genetics, have been appointed co-chairs of the Committee on Institutional Conflicts of Interest, a group that will formulate a University policy on institutional conflict of interest.
Friedmann receives lifetime achievement award for martial arts prowess
Alberto Friedmann hasn’t let a diagnosis of a degenerative joint disease stop him from doing anything he has wanted to do in life.
Institute for Public Health debuts with symposium
The Institute for Public Health will host its inaugural symposium on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus. The overall goal of the event is to raise awareness of public-health research and service activities currently conducted at the University.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Aug. 26-Sept. 1. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Aug. 26 2:43 p.m. — A […]
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