Milestone achievement
Courtesy PhotoFaculty from the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences gathered at Whittemore House April 30 to celebrate the 90th birthday of Annelise Mertz, professor emerita in dance.
School records fall at meet at SIUE
A pair of women’s track and field records were broken at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Twilight Meet in Edwardsville, Ill., April 26. Senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman won the pole vault at the 20-team meet, clearing an NCAA provisional and school-record breaking height of 3.75 meters. She broke her own school record of 3.72 meters, set […]
Man of heart
Photo by Tim ParkerKovács uses nature’s language, math, to solve the body’s mysteries
Hoffner named assistant vice chancellor for operations
Steven P. Hoffner has accepted the position of assistant vice chancellor for operations, announced Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration. Hoffner will be responsible for University Police, Parking & Transportation Services, Food Services, Whittemore House and summer conference operations.
Six honorary degrees to be awarded at 147th Commencement
Six distinguished individuals, including a pioneer of women in medicine and a multimedia entrepreneur, will receive honorary degrees May 16 during the University’s 147th Commencement ceremony. The University also will bestow academic degrees on more than 2,500 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle.
Gene that prolongs life after heart failure evident in some African-Americans
About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart failure and prolong their lives.
Genes play role in problem drinking
School of Medicine researchers genes play a larger role than environment if girls advance to problem drinking and alcohol dependence.
Alzheimer’s research collaboration formed by WUSTL, AstraZeneca
The School of Medicine and AstraZeneca have formed a research collaboration to develop new ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Creating future geneticists
Photo by Tim ParkerFaculty and staff from the Genome Sequencing Center went to an area middle school April 24 to talk to students about National DNA Day.
A studentÂ’s best friend
Photo by David KilperDe-Stress Fest ’08, held April 16 in Bowles Plaza on the Danforth Campus, proved to be a popular diversion from the rigorous demands of the academic year’s final weeks.
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