Olin helps prepare the next generation of metals industry leaders

The first participants enrolled in the Strategic Metals Management Program — an Olin custom executive program designed to train the next generation of metals industry leaders — graduated June 20 in ceremonies at the Knight Center for Executive Education. The program, offered by the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) in partnership with the Olin Business […]

Steroids in female mouse urine light up nose nerves of male mice

A group of steroids found in female mouse urine goes straight to the male mouse’s head, according to School of Medicine researchers. They found the compounds activate nerve cells in the male mouse’s nose with unprecedented effectiveness. Timothy Holy “These particular steroids, known as glucocorticoids (GCCs), are involved in energy metabolism, stress and immune function,” […]

Bradley named head of proton beam therapy center

Jeffrey D. Bradley, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology, has been named the first director of the Kling Center for Proton Therapy, a facility for treating cancer patients with a new, highly precise form of radiation therapy. Jeffrey Bradley The center is scheduled to open in summer 2009 at the Siteman Cancer Center. The facility […]

Park receives Winn Prize, Society of Neurological Surgeons’ highest honor

T.S. Park, M.D., the Shi Hui Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery at the School of Medicine and chief of pediatric neurosurgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, has received the H. Richard Winn, M.D., Prize, the highest honor of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. The international award recognizes a neurosurgeon for outstanding research in the neurosciences […]

Aug. 15: Deadline for debate media credentials

The deadline to register for media credentials for the 2008 vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis is Aug. 15. On-site credentialing will not be available. Please go to the Commission on Presidential Debates Web site — debates.org — to register for credentials. Media can also go to debates.org for Washington University’s rate […]

Eight Arts & Sciences staff members recognized

To recognize the creative contributions and exemplary performance of its staff, Arts & Sciences presented eight of its own with the Arts & Sciences 2007-08 Outstanding Staff Award during a recent ceremony and reception in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., presented the awards May 1 for the last time as dean […]

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police July 1-16. 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. July 1 5:36 p.m. — A person […]
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