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Volunteers needed for public health drill at WUSTL
The Department of Environmental Health & Safety is asking for faculty, staff and student volunteers to participate in a Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) drill March 18. The purpose of the drill is to ensure that the St. Louis County Department of Health has the capability to get life-saving drugs to the University population in a public health crisis.
Of note
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Ph.D.,
D. Craig Allred, M.D.,
Todd Braver, Ph.D.,
and more …
Teachers’ techie
Photo by David KilperLiz Peterson, associate director of The Teaching Center, is an integral member of the Classroom Monitoring Committee, a group that manages the nearly 100 University-pooled classrooms. Peterson helps design and renovate classrooms to accommodate technology such as projectors, SMART boards, computers and GIS software.
China’s Water Warriors: Citizen Action and Policy Change
The Chinese government’s recent decision to scrap controversial plans for a huge dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River represents a milestone for growing grassroots political movements in China, said Andrew C. Mertha, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, in his upcoming book on the politics behind China’s epic dam-building campaign.
Introducing new faculty members
Elizabeth Brunt, M.D.,
Dengfeng Cao, M.D., Ph.D.,
Nabeel R. Yaseen, M.D., Ph.D.
WUSTL receives national recognition with Community Service Honor Roll
Washington University has been named to the 2007 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs.
Olin Young Leaders launched with panel discussion
The Olin Young Leaders Association launched onto the WUSTL scene this week with an inaugural event designed to demonstrate the richness the organization brings to the Olin Business School’s MBA program.
Disrupting common parasites’ ability to communicate reduces infection
A common human parasite uses a hormone lifted from the plant world to decide when to increase its numbers and when to remain dormant.
Outreach program offers free health assessments to older adults
Medical professionals from Washington University and Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College are helping older adults in underserved areas of St. Louis address health problems.
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