Excellence in engineering

Photo by Joe AngelesYoung-Shin Jun, Ph.D., assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, is presented the Oak Ridge Associated Universities 2008 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award in Engineering or Applied Science by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

Girls, women can cut risk of breast cancer through exercise

Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12-35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause compared with less active women, new research from the School of Medicine shows. The study of nearly 65,000 women found that those who were physically active had a 23 percent lower risk of breast cancer before menopause.

“Seven Veils for St. Louis”

Courtesy ImageThe Sheldon Art Galleries at 3648 Washington Blvd. currently is hosting an exhibition of recent projects by Jen Maigret and Don Koster, both Cynthia Weese Teaching Fellows in the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design.

Doris named National Humanities Center fellow

John M. Doris, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy in Arts & Sciences, has been named a fellow of the National Humanities Center for the 2008-09 academic year. Doris is one of 42 scholars from 32 U.S. institutions and seven foreign countries who are conducting leading research in the humanities. He will participate in the center’s […]

Disabling enzyme in mice increases fertility 50 percent

Changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland increased fertility levels in mice nearly 50 percent, School of Medicine research has found. The change appears to alter a reproductive thermostat, unveiling part of an intricate regulatory system that may eventually be used to enhance human fertility.

Search committee expanded for Arts & Sciences’ dean

In the University’s ongoing effort to strengthen inclusiveness, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has expanded the Advisory Committee on the Appointment of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences that he announced last month. “The new dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences will be an important University leader in the era ahead […]

‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’

Photo by Robert BostonJulie Gerberding, M.D., director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke to School of Medicine graduates at Commencement May 16, 2008, at America’s Center.

Three in track and field are All-Americans

Men’s tennis players bested in championships Sophomore John Watts’ and junior Charlie Cutler’s run through the 2008 NCAA Division III singles championships ended May 17 in Lewiston, Maine, as Watts lost in the semifinals and Cutler fell in the quarterfinals. Watts finished the season with 28-6 overall. Cutler, who was making his second appearance in […]

Obituary: Jermyn, 57

John William “Bill” Jermyn III, D.O., clinical instructor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, died suddenly Thursday, May 15, 2008.
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