Cancer gene drives pivotal decision in early brain development
A gene linked to pediatric brain tumors is an essential driver of early brain development, School of Medicine researchers have found.
Something in the way she moves
Photo by Robert BostonSusie Strecker (left), instructor in physical therapy, reaches out to Madelyn Latacha, daughter of Kim Latacha, in the Kinesiology II course in the Program in Physical Therapy. Students observe and try to guess Madelyn’s age by her movements.
Children’s Discovery Institute funds new research initiatives, scholars
The Children’s Discovery Institute has approved $2.2 million for new research and to appoint two full-time scholars and one academic fellow.
From WUSTL with love
Photo by Joe AngelesJudy Musick (left), administrative manager in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, and Judith Tigah, a WUSTL sophomore, examine items donated by the campus community for care package to U.S. troops serving in Iraq.
Men’s basketball improves to 18-4
Go to BearSports The No. 7 men’s basketball team improved to 18-4 overall with two University Athletic Association (UAA) wins on the road last weekend. Senior Troy Ruths scored a game-high 25 points, including a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to lead the Bears to a 71-68 victory at Case Western Reserve […]
A remarkable vision
Courtesy PhotoWhen he looks back on his life so far, Jack Ladenson, Ph.D., the Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry, often finds an entertaining lack of predictability. He laughs loudest when he remembers how long he originally thought he’d stay at Washington University: “no more than three to five years.” Ladenson came to the University more than three and a half decades ago.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 7-19. 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. Feb. 7 4:49 p.m. — A person […]
Bauer, leader in baby-tooth study, 82
Walter C. Bauer, M.D., a retired professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. He was 82.
Actualizing MLK’s vision
Photo by Jerry Naunheim, Jr.Sheba Wadley (left), a student at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and co-chair of the Society of Black Student Social Workers, greets Bessie House-Soremekun, Ph.D., founder and CEO of the National Center for Entrepreneurship Inc., in Goldfarb Hall Commons Feb. 2.
Fireside chat
Photo by David KilperFormer congressman Richard A. Gephardt gave his personal insight into the current state of presidential primary affairs to a group of students and faculty who braved an icy, snowy afternoon Feb. 11 to hear him in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.
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