Chemical inventory reports due to University by Jan. 4
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new rule called the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard. The rule impacts all institutions that store or use chemicals, including universities. The regulation requires all facilities to immediately inventory specific “Chemicals of Interest” that could attract terrorists. The DHS has given a very short time period in […]
Malaria drug may prevent or delay atherosclerosis
School of Medicine researchers are seeking volunteers to see whether it’s possible to reduce the progression of atherosclerosis with the malaria drug chloroquine. The human study follows a mouse study that found chloroquine could blunt the progression of plaque buildup in mice that had a genetic predisposition to atherosclerosis.
Welcome, neighbors
Photo by Whitney CurtisChancellor Mark S. Wrighton speaks with Nasri Saleh (center) and Chip Houser (left) at the University’s Nov. 29 “Report to the Neighbors” meeting at Whitaker Hall.
Volunteers needed for Parkinson’s disease studies
School of Medicine researchers are seeking volunteers with Parkinson’s disease for studies investigating the effects of two drugs.
Of note
Pratim Biswas, Ph.D.,
Kim A. Carmichael, M.D.,
Douglas A. Wiens, Ph.D.,
And more…
Kingshighway bridge to be demolished for new I-64 work
Demolition of the old Kingshighway Boulevard bridge Dec. 7-10 and Dec. 14-17 will require closure of Interstate 64/40 at Kingshighway over the two weekends.
Habitat holiday
Photo by Kevin LowderJunior Audrey Ye helps a child build a gingerbread house Dec. 2 during the WUSTL chapter of Habitat for Humanity holiday party at Mudd House.
Introducing new faculty members
Haluk Ergin, Ph.D.,
Young-Shin Jun, Ph.D.,
Ian MacMullen, Ph.D.,
and Jamie Newhard, Ph.D.
December degrees
James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, congratulates Vanessa L. Brown at a Dec. 2 reception in the Mallinckrodt Student Center following the December Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel. She is among 740 students who are December degree candidates.
Historical site
Photo by David KilperJohn S. Rigden, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, reviews the recently hung Eads Hall display recognizing physicist Arthur Holly Compton, Ph.D., the University’s first faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize (1927), and his groundbreaking research.
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