West Nile spread through nerve cells linked to paralysis
Injection of a West Nile virus antibody created by the University and Macrogenics Inc. blocked a complication of West Nile virus in laboratory animals.
Dancing for a cause
Photo by Whitney CurtisJunior Kelley Greenman (left) and seniors Shaina Goodman and David Israel dance during the record-breaking Dance Marathon Nov. 3 in the Athletic Complex.
Auslander named Barbara A. Bailey Professor
Wendy Auslander, Ph.D., has been named the Barbara A. Bailey Professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Auslander is the third holder of this professorship, succeeding Arlene R. Stiffman, Ph.D., and Aaron Rosen, Ph.D. “Thanks to the generosity of our distinguished alumna, the late Barbara Bailey, Wendy Auslander can continue carrying on […]
Annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event at Campus Store Nov. 28
The Campus Store will hold its 10th annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event Nov. 28 and will offer a 30 percent discount to WUSTL faculty and staff members from 3-8 p.m.
Airport ‘Turkey Shuttle’ offered
The Danforth Campus’ Parking & Transportation Services, in cooperation with Residential Life, will offer transportation to and from the Danforth Campus and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Nov. 20, 21 and 25 to all students, faculty and staff traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Campus Author: R. Keith Sawyer, Ph.D., associate professor of education
Associate professor of education and of psychology, both in Arts & Sciences, has written a book argueing collaboration is essential in helping us all harness the power of our own creative genius.
Financial chief
Photo by David KilperBarbara Feiner, teacher-turned-savvy businesswoman, keeps the University’s finances in order and its operations running smoothly.
How’d they do that?
Photo by Robert BostonMonica Smith (left) and Ashley Estes, both students at Cleveland NJROTC School at Pruitt, learn from Jacqui Hawkins, a second-year medical student, how to extract DNA from a strawberry using shampoo and alcohol. The high-school students were at the School of Medicine Nov. 7 for Women in Science Day.
Bioenergy conversion pathways subject of Kranz’s NIH grants
Robert G. Kranz, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study pathways in bioenergy conversion. The first, for $1,203,250, is a long-term NIH R01 renewal that began Aug. 1 titled “Cytochrome c Biogenesis.” The renewal award means that NIH has funded Kranz continuously for 22 years.
How research can impact business
The Olin Business School is launching a competition to honor an Olin faculty member whose research has the greatest potential to advance business and management practice. The “Olin Award: Recognizing Research That Transforms Business” includes a $10,000 honorarium
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