Exceptional teachers honored with Goldstein awards
Michael Avidan, M.D.; William Clutter, M.D.; and Stanley Misler, M.D., Ph.D., were named the winners of the 2007 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education. The annual awards, which recognize outstanding teaching, are among the highest honors that School of Medicine teachers can achieve. They were established in 2000 in honor of Goldstein, […]
Blue ribbon
Photo by Robert BostonLinghui Zeng, M.D., Ph.D. (right), a postdoctoral research associate in neurology, shows mentor Michael Wong, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology, her winning poster.
African Film Festival: eight films from eight nations
The third African Film Festival will be held March 27-30. The series consists of four feature films and four short films from eight different African nations, touching on themes of love, gender, family and the effects of globalization. It also will include a new youth program March 26-27.
Annual Thurtene Road Race to be held March 30
The annual Thurtene Road Race, which raises both money for charity and awareness of the Thurtene Carnival in April, will be held at 8:30 a.m. March 30 on the Danforth Campus. “This year’s race is going to be a great time for families to enjoy some fun and exercise together,” said junior James Cornwall, economics […]
Monitoring device fails to lower risk of anesthesia awareness
School of Medicine anesthesiology researchers have found that a device to ensure surgery patients have no memories of their operations may not lower the risk of the phenomenon known as anesthesia awareness.
Rebooting America: News for a new generation
Ken Paulson, J.D., the editor and senior vice president of news for USA Today and usatoday.com, will discuss the role of the newspaper in today’s Internet-savvy society at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 2 in Graham Chapel.
Congressmen on campus
Two former United States Congressmen will be on campus from March 30-April1 as the University participates in the national Congress to Campus program.
Putting patients at ease
Photo by Robert BostonDicke helps moms-to-be with his expertise and gentle demeanor
Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton to be honored as 2007 Citizen of the Year in ceremony March 25
WrightonWashington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as the 2007 Citizen of the Year during a ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Graham Chapel on the university’s Danforth Campus.
Professor remembers shuttle astronaut
Salvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., senior professor of biomedical engineering, was watching a recent local newscast that featured astronauts greeting the media with their customary grins and salutes when he recognized a former WUSTL student: U.S. Air Force Major and NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, Ph.D.
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