J. Brian O’Loughlin, 70
J. Brian O’Loughlin, D.D.S., assistant in prosthodontics from 1968-69 and instructor in orthodontics from 1971-74 at the School of Dentistry, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. He was 70.
Chase named director of Tyson Research Center
Photo by David KilperJonathan M. Chase, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has been named director of the Tyson Research Center. Above, he and Ruth Poland, a senior in the Environmental Studies Program in Arts & Sciences, examine a spotted salamander larvae in one of the Tyson Research Center ponds. Chase is only the third permanent director to oversee research and activities at the 2,000-acre field site since 1970.
WUSTL to host Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs
Marxism in China, taboo images in Tibet and war, sex work and memory in 20th century Japan will be among topics discussed as Washington University welcomes the 56th Annual Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs to St. Louis, Oct, 19-21. Program includes pre-conference workshop for K-12 teachers on Oct. 13
Of note
Robert Baloh, M.D., Ph.D.,
Sarah Borton,
Katharina Lodders, Ph.D.,
Jennifer Loughman,
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Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 26-Oct. 2. 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. Sept. 28 3:43 p.m. — A […]
Genetic finding sheds light on blood vessel breakdown
Twenty-one years after they first described a fatal genetic disorder in Missouri and Arkansas families, School of Medicine scientists found mutations in a gene that will help to understand and treat retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy.
Bridging the gaps
Photo by David KilperBradley P. Stoner, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences and of medicine in the School of Medicine, studies cultural perspectives on disease, particularly sexually transmitted diseases.
Football continues winning ways
Go to BearSports The football team scored 24 unanswered points en route to a 24-3 home victory against Rhodes College Sept. 29. The Bears limited Rhodes to 122 yards of total offense in the second half. Junior quarterback Buck Smith finished 19-of-30 in passing for 228 yards and two touchdowns and has thrown for 1,014 […]
Triple play
Photo by Robert BostonThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has received the Apollo Award, which goes to the clinical department that achieved the highest patient satisfaction scores.
New gene therapy tools may activate treatments for inherited blindness
An improved approach to gene therapy may one day treat some of the nearly 200 inherited forms of blindness.
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