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School of Medicine pain researchers have shown that it’s possible to separate the good effects of opiate drugs such as morphine (pain relief) from the unwanted side effects of those drugs (tolerance, abuse and addiction).

Photo by David KilperBest-selling suspense author Ridley Pearson reads “The Story of Ferdinand” to a group of preschoolers during Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Sept. 20 at the Campus Store on the Danforth Campus.

Leila N. Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law, has been appointed director of the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies by Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A. Shepley University Professor. Michael Peil J.D., assistant dean for international programs, is the new executive director of the Harris Institute.

Ruth DeFries, Ph.D., a 1976 summa cum laude graduate of Washington University in St. Louis’ earth and planetary sciences department in Arts & Sciences, has been named a MacArthur Fellow and will receive $500,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Bone marrow transplants are best known for their potential to cure people with certain types of cancer. But they also hold promise for people with severe cases of sickle cell anemia, also known as sickle cell disease. Now, in a first-of-its-kind procedure, St. Louis Children’s Hospital has performed a bone marrow transplant in a teenager with sickle cell disease, using cells from a donor who is unrelated to him.

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Robertson will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, on Art Hill in Forest Park. Five members of the symphony orchestra currently teach violin, bass, bassoon and trombone through the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.

Due to construction, the #1 WUSTL Gold eastbound bus, operated by Metro, has been rerouted. This change only pertains to the eastbound bus route and will be in effect through Friday, Sept. 28.

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Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo ServicesThree aspiring playwrights will present staged readings of their works Sept. 25 and 26 as part of the 2007 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, sponsored by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences. Named in honor of alumnus A.E. Hotchner, the festival consists of an intensive two-week workshop that culminates in the staged readings. Each of the participating plays — which are selected by jury — also will be eligible for a full production as part of the PAD’s 2008-09 season.

Photo by David KilperPakrasi’s passion is bringing together unlikely University partnerships — then seeing what good can come of it