Student essay contest worth up to $500
The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values is sponsoring and essay contest “Are Rules Made to be Broken?” Students are invited to submit essays about the issue of cheating in sports.
Acclaimed installation artist Judy Pfaff to speak for Sam Fox School Oct. 11
Judy Pfaff, *Neither Here Nor There,* 2003.Judy Pfaff is one of the most celebrated artists of her generation, known for crafting large-scale installations that combine local materials with elements of painting, sculpture and architecture. In October Pfaff — a 1971 graduate of Washington University — will return to St. Louis to discuss her work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
I-64/US40 construction update
Lane closures scheduled through Sept. 28.
Thoughtful architecture
Courtesy Image”Summer House at Hellersyya” (1965) by the Norwegian architect Wenche Selmer (1920-98). An exhibition of her work is currently on view in Givens Hall.
Dietary calcium better than supplements at protecting bones
Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets.
Crib bumper pad hazards greater than the benefits
Although crib bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant outweighs their possible benefits.
Drug-resistance gene has spread from East Coast to Midwest
A resistance gene that allows bacteria to beat an important class of antibiotics has started to appear in microorganisms taken from Midwestern patients.
Lending a hand
Photo by Robert BostonA group of pre-health students from the Japanese university spent a week at the School of Medicine taking part in classes in the Programs in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
Honored by Austria
Photo by Irene LindgrenEgon Schwartz, Ph.D., Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities Emeritus, is presented the Austrian Great Cross of Merit by Eva Nowotny, Austrian ambassador to the United States, in a ceremony Sept. 17 at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Schwartz was also presented with a book written in his honor by German scholars from around the world on the occasion of his 85th birthday.
Of note
Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D.,
Geoff Childs, Ph.D.,
Richard A. Chole, M.D., Ph.D.,
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D.,
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