Men’s and women’s basketball ranked No. 1
WUSTL sports teams are enjoying an unprecedented string of success. The men’s and women’s soccer teams, the volleyball team and women’s cross country all are competing this weekend in NCAA Div. III postseason play and still have a shot at a national title. And the men’s and women’s basketball teams begin regular-season play this weekend as preseason No. 1 teams in NCAA Div. III.
Of note
David A. Peters, Ph.D.,
James S. Schilling, Ph.D.,
Washington University
Obituary: Morrin, dialysis pioneer, 75
Peter A. F. Morrin, M.D., who conducted some of the first successful dialysis treatments at the School of Medicine while a postdoctoral fellow, died Wednesday, Oct. 3. He was 75.
I-64/US40 construction update
• Various lane closures are scheduled through Nov. 16.
Obese children show early signs of heart disease
Subtle markers in obese children’s hearts can help physicians predict who could be at risk for heart disease and heart attacks.
Preserving computer history
Photo by Maury PepperThis team of researchers restored the Laboratory Instrument Computer (LINC) — recognized by the Institute of Electical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society as the world’s first interactive personal computer — for display at the 10th Vintage Computer Festival Nov. 3-4 in Mountain View, Calif.
Introducing new faculty members
Ian G. Dobbins, Ph.D.,
Elizabeth Haswell, Ph.D.,
Cynthia Lo, Ph.D.,
Adam Rosenzweig, J.D.,
Fuqiang Zhang, Ph.D.,
WUSTL exhibitions open Modern Graphic History Library
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and the University Libraries’ Department of Special Collections will launch the new Modern Graphic History Library with a pair of exhibitions that open Friday, Nov. 16. “Highlights from the Modern Graphic History Library” will open with a reception at 5:30 p.m. in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room & Grand Staircase Lobby. A reception for “Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker and the American Women’s Magazine, 1940-1960” will immediately follow at 7 p.m. in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Lung cancer’s genetic alterations uncovered by genome researchers
New School of Medicine research provides an unprecedented view of the abnormal genetic landscape in lung cancer cells from patients with lung cancer.
Children’s asthma may be prevented by blocking effects of viral infections
Medications designed to interfere with this mechanism could prevent many cases of childhood asthma, School of Medicine researchers have found.
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